Author Topic: Evicting drones already (Read 7759 times)

barry42001 · « **on:** August 20, 2014, 09:20:43 pm »

Don't understand why, night temperatures haven't dropped below 62 yet? Still on a nectar flow, raising lot's of brood still.

Jen · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2014, 09:26:39 pm »

Same here Barry... Lots of drones have bit the dust. Feel sorry for the little guys, especially when there is a couple of girls biting and stinging the blazes out of him. Doesn't seem right some how ~

apisbees · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2014, 11:29:46 am »

The days are getting shorter now the swarm instincts have diminished the bees are into the building the winter bee phase now the eggs laid the 2nd week in August onward are the start of the winter bees.

Jen · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2014, 11:51:10 am »

We are definately getting chilling here in Cali ~

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2014, 06:22:23 pm »

Have had some nights in the low 50's but still have quite a pile of drones running about.. which is good!!! One of the two remaining package queens JUST decided to supersede... That leaves me with only ONE of ten original queens that came with the packages...

Woody Roberts · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2014, 06:30:44 pm »

This time of year my bees cut back on the drones somewhat. There will still be drones flying for close to two months here. Just not as many as there was.

I haven't actually seen any evicted yet but I'm working 10 hrs a day usually 7 days a week. I haven't seen some of my hives in close to a month.

Riverrat · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2014, 08:13:50 pm »

As Apis said its the shorter days. Bees are or in-tune to the length of the day than weather. Weather can vary day to day where the length of day is a steady shortening of length

rodmaker · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2014, 08:54:02 pm »

Still have a lot of drones and even drone brood here in central CA.

Jen · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2014, 09:05:18 pm »

Hey Rod! I don't have hardly any in my hives, I have to really look for them. A lot of dead and wandering drones in front of my hives

rodmaker · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2014, 09:20:48 pm »

Your way north of me . My bees normally fly all winter long and are only trapped in the hive by weather for a couple days at a time . My starter hive superseded their queen last feb. 2013 . I have one hive that will see drones in dec.

Jen · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2014, 09:33:11 pm »

Your territory will keep a beek busy that's for sure. Our winters are too long

Gypsi · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2014, 11:01:56 pm »

Going to be 100 here for the next week. Need to go through my hives, been postponing

lazy shooter · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2014, 07:24:54 am »

I inspected my hives yesterday at 2:00 p.m. It was 103 degrees F. The bees were quite nice and cooperative. We still have lots of brood and drones. In each hive I had one frame that was solid brood and a couple of other frames that contained mixed brood and honey with some empty cells. I was hoping to see more honey, but I assume the 100 plus temperature days make for less nectar even thought the cotton fields are blooming. i am driving to my outward today. I'm only 150 bee line miles from Mexico, and we won't have a freeze until mid to late November, as a general rule.

Zweefer · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2014, 08:32:40 pm »

Quote from: Jen on August 21, 2014, 09:33:11 pm

Your territory will keep a beek busy that's for sure. Our winters are too long

Trade you Jen!

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2014, 11:27:31 pm »

went through hives today with Ted, and found several that still have drone brood, and even drone larvae. Havent seen any drones getting booted yet.

Gypsi · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2014, 12:59:54 pm »

Barry, your posts don't give your location? what latitude or state are you in? My drones get evicted during midsummer dearth if I don't feed, but normally I still have some until close to first frost when they all get the boot.

barry42001 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 03, 2014, 01:16:50 pm »

Central Florida in Gainesville

Gypsi · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2014, 02:50:01 pm »

Wow, you are farther south than I am. And there is a flow?

barry42001 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2014, 03:07:41 pm »

Goldenrod just started blooming

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2014, 10:36:19 pm »

I just noticed TODAY that drones are biting the dust here.. I think its a bit early yet, but he bees disagree!

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