Feral hive found

[NewbeeNnc]

http://s640.photobucket.com/albums/uu127/joshob/?action=view&current=VID00039.mp4

Was told bees have been here for at least 10 years. They are dark in color. This is one of 5 entrances on a side of an old house. The entrances are spread out in about 15 sq ft area. I believe the whole side of the house is indwelled. I want to catch swarms instead of cutting out, as to preserve the wild habitat.

Sorry for the end of the video, one lit on my finger.

[Specialkayme]

The ending made me crack up! Great finish!

Be careful about hives that have "been there for 10 years." More often than not, a hive will have lived there for 10 years, but not the same hive. One will die off, and another swarm will find an abandoned hive that seems like a great place to live.

Either way, good find.

[Jpoindexter]

There could actually be more than one colony there. I did a cut-out this last fall on a hive that I thought had two entrances. Turns out it was one very large colony and one small colony.

[BEES4U]

That's a nice close up of bees using propolis.
Regards,
Ernie

[NewbeeNnc]

There could actually be more than one colony there. I did a cut-out this last fall on a hive that I thought had two entrances. Turns out it was one very large colony and one small colony.

I was thinking that myself. The bees were different colors depending on the entrance. No telling how much comb is inside those walls.