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Beekeeping => Pests and Diseases => Topic started by: Wandering Man on May 18, 2017, 05:58:56 pm

Title: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Wandering Man on May 18, 2017, 05:58:56 pm
The Blue Jays were raising a fuss last night.  I think there may have been a cat lurking in the weeds beneath their nest.


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Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Jen on May 18, 2017, 06:20:05 pm
Beautiful!
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Mikey N.C. on May 18, 2017, 06:41:11 pm
WM, we feed a couple of b - jays peanuts.  Squirrels eat out of our hands
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Nugget Shooter on May 21, 2017, 06:07:36 pm
Thanks and miss those birds, none here in the AZ, but we have our own set of cool birds as well....  8)
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Wandering Man on May 21, 2017, 07:35:07 pm
Thanks and miss those birds, none here in the AZ, but we have our own set of cool birds as well....  8)

We'd had bluejays around a couple of years ago.  Then we found a dead chick in the yard that the cat had got.  They left us alone for a while, but now they are back.  We're happy to see them.

Nugget Shooter, is that the Bee Manual your bees are reading in your avatar?  Good for you for getting them started on a good education.
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Nugget Shooter on May 22, 2017, 09:42:47 am
Thanks and miss those birds, none here in the AZ, but we have our own set of cool birds as well....  8)

We'd had bluejays around a couple of years ago.  Then we found a dead chick in the yard that the cat had got.  They left us alone for a while, but now they are back.  We're happy to see them.

Nugget Shooter, is that the Bee Manual your bees are reading in your avatar?  Good for you for getting them started on a good education.

Nope it is a map of the cells in the hive, they are lost it seems by the caption asking where they are  :laugh:
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Wandering Man on May 22, 2017, 02:47:38 pm
Thanks and miss those birds, none here in the AZ, but we have our own set of cool birds as well....  8)

We'd had bluejays around a couple of years ago.  Then we found a dead chick in the yard that the cat had got.  They left us alone for a while, but now they are back.  We're happy to see them.

Nugget Shooter, is that the Bee Manual your bees are reading in your avatar?  Good for you for getting them started on a good education.

LOL!  Didn't see the caption until you said it had one. 

Old eyes!

At least I don't have to be jealous that you've got smarter bees than me.

Nope it is a map of the cells in the hive, they are lost it seems by the caption asking where they are  :laugh:
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: 3reds on May 22, 2017, 08:36:27 pm
WM I hate to remind you of  this, but our sweet little 10 lb dachshund killed that young bluejay.  It was just learning to fly and never got to finish his lesson.
Title: Re: Did someone mention Blue Jays as Bee predator?
Post by: Wandering Man on May 22, 2017, 08:52:07 pm
 :sad: :\'(  :\'(

 :-\\ :\'(