Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: 40 Acre Bees on May 21, 2018, 06:31:31 pm
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(https://thumb.ibb.co/cfB8i8/open_comb_1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cfB8i8)
(https://thumb.ibb.co/f8pTi8/open_comb_2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f8pTi8)
(https://thumb.ibb.co/efwKqo/open_comb_3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/efwKqo)
Must of missed this one last year!! Not good since we live in Canada No chance of survival here.
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How does that happen? They couldn't find a place to go?
Great pictures 40 Acre Bees! I would keep an eye on that spot for future swarms to move in. The appeal of old comb could be a lure.
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How does that happen? They couldn't find a place to go?
Great pictures 40 Acre Bees! I would keep an eye on that spot for future swarms to move in. The appeal of old comb could be a lure.
I have seen this happen here a few times. After about 3 days of being homeless they will start building comb where they are. I knew of one swarm in a guys yard lived like that for 3 years a few years back. We had few years of drought and el nino winters and bees was able to survive
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Going to keep a close eye on this one and have also set up a make shift swarm trap not far from there. I don't understand how we didn't see this last year as it is on a path we frequent.
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There can be other factors to the bees not finding a more sheltered location. If the bees swarm out of a hive and end up stuck in the swarm because of rainy weather, in 3 days the bees will be producing wax and once they start to build comb they will stay there.
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That type of nest is not uncommon here in Texas, probably for the reasons Apis mentioned. Haven't seen any that survived the winter in North Central Texas though. :)