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Offline Slowmodem

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Re: Open Feeding Thought
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2014, 04:32:44 pm »
I don't see any serious fighting on open feed. It can be frantic for sure.

There were bees and wasps on a ziplock bag I had out today.  I guess they all get along while they're at the trough. 
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Re: Open Feeding Thought
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2014, 04:50:30 pm »
   Mine aren't going for the syrup yet, but no worries in the pollen sub pile.





   This was about fifteen minutes after I put it out.. you should have seen them an hour later..  hundreds of little powdered donuts flying around.    Temp was around 54 degrees when I put the stand out, by the time it hit 62 degrees there were bees everywhere. I had to cover my coffee to keep them out of it.   Sat in my chair 3 feet away and enjoyed it immensely!!!
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Re: Open Feeding Thought
« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2014, 06:13:27 pm »

   Over 16 years experience with open feeding and I have never heard of the things your talking about T..   please elaborate if you can?

   What type of fighting are you talking about??  Watching a bee on one of the wife's plants and seeing another bee pounce on it?? They roll around a minute then both fly off?  THAT type of fighting?  Or are you talking about all out brawls that leave dead bees like fighting at a hive being robbed?
 

Both rolling around a minute then one flies off. The other stands around like a bully guarding. And there is a lot of that kind of stuff going on.