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Offline Jen

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Re: Robbing bees
« Reply #40 on: October 16, 2014, 12:29:54 pm »
Wow Gypsi! that sounds like the makings of a saturday fright night movie! Now, I have stood in the middle of plenty of swarms, but none of them targeted a hive like that. I think you and I have some crazy arse bees! Mine never follow protocol  :D
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Re: Robbing bees
« Reply #41 on: October 16, 2014, 07:54:20 pm »
Well Gypsi, as to that I did see a few around the hive from time to time today.  But my girls are all kinds of efficient about it.  The field bees just fly in and run straight into the hive, and there's a little squad of guard bees on top of the robber guard that vet each of them.  When a robber shows up and starts crawling around on the screen trying to get in, they jump her.  It ain't pretty.  But I'm proud of them :)
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Re: Robbing bees
« Reply #42 on: October 16, 2014, 09:19:47 pm »
We both have droughts Jen, that's the deal.

Sounds good Ledifini.  I hope to get to check on my bees in daylight tomorrow. Been busy
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