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Offline Jen

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First Swarm Call
« on: February 03, 2017, 01:02:24 am »
 :D But it turned out that the bees had a warm day today and were very hungry, and tired of weeks of sugar  :D

So they found this sack of chicken grower finisher stuff and had a full on banquet. So what in this stuff that the bees would love?


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Re: First Swarm Call
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2017, 07:18:41 am »
Anything that looks like pollen, even sawdust, will sometimes be collected.
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Re: First Swarm Call
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2017, 03:12:28 pm »
I figured so, and it's a protein. My bees are all over my millet bird seed too. It's fun watching the bees jump and their wings poof seed around  ;) 8)
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Re: First Swarm Call
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2017, 04:16:54 pm »
I thought it was a tad bit early. Dern.
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Re: First Swarm Call
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2017, 01:08:05 am »
With the bees going for the chicken feed, it could be a sign that the colonies are trying to expand. The bees may also start going to a "dirty" water supply. That would be for the minerals.
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