Hi all,
Just following on a conversation with Patrick in another thread, I thought I'd post my hive entrances up on here for general information/comment and ask a couple of questions at the same time.
I have four hives, of varying sizes:
1. Abelo Poly Hive (50% colony strength)
2. Wooden Nuc (15% colony strength)
3. Maisemore 6 Frame Nuc (40% colony strength)
4. Mini mating hive
The percentages are a guess, just to give an indication. Here are the entrances, in the same order:
Mini mating hive is a video: - https://1drv.ms/v/s!Av81dIXQWFUjnGsIdDfmTlYm-i-M
So... If anyone sees anything alarming at this point let me know. I'm at work at the moment but my wife sent me this, noticing a difference in one particular bee:
Is this just a bit of "interest" which determines whether they report back to their colony if it's worth robbing or not?
Whatever the case they're going to have to wait a few hours for a remedy if needed.
Just following on a conversation with Patrick in another thread, I thought I'd post my hive entrances up on here for general information/comment and ask a couple of questions at the same time.
I have four hives, of varying sizes:
1. Abelo Poly Hive (50% colony strength)
2. Wooden Nuc (15% colony strength)
3. Maisemore 6 Frame Nuc (40% colony strength)
4. Mini mating hive
The percentages are a guess, just to give an indication. Here are the entrances, in the same order:
Mini mating hive is a video: - https://1drv.ms/v/s!Av81dIXQWFUjnGsIdDfmTlYm-i-M
So... If anyone sees anything alarming at this point let me know. I'm at work at the moment but my wife sent me this, noticing a difference in one particular bee:
Is this just a bit of "interest" which determines whether they report back to their colony if it's worth robbing or not?
Whatever the case they're going to have to wait a few hours for a remedy if needed.
Jazz