Hello to ever one. Its been awhile since I have been here. I have been bu with all kinds of stuff including bees.
I started 5 ears ago and Idee helped me tremendously during my first 2 ears. Thank you Idee and Keith for helping me develop my on beekeeping beliefs and habits. There is always a lot to learn. Man more of ou had a grat influence on me as well. Perry and Jen thank you.
I started with Waynes bees and all of my bees I now consider to be waynes bees descendants. They are a gentle group and I have done as Idee asked and not treated them. I have lost several hives in 5 years thanks to either my negligence or plain stupidity. Been very fortunate and lucky but try to work at it. I started with 2 hives and got up to as many as 20. Too much work for this guy these days. I have combined downward to get down to 10 now. That is at least manageable for now.
I was observing one of my hives yesterday and saw some commotion going on. There were 2 bees trying get in hive and my bees did not want to have any part of it. In a closer look these 2 bees trying to get in were a little bigger and were black on the back Almost solid black. They did not make it after many trys.
I looked this bee up and I think It is a western European honey bee.
I have never seen 1 and wonder if anyone else has expiernced this in the south. I am in Georgia.
Thanks