Are you kidding?? I did ask why, and I'm sure I still don't know enough. Thank you all for enlightening me!
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Are you kidding?? I did ask why, and I'm sure I still don't know enough. Thank you all for enlightening me!
Why would my bees not use my bottom box? They completely bypass the first box. Litterally NO BEES in the lower box. Just from looking at the second box you'd think the hive was ready for a third box....
Moved to general forum.
Dryer lint works great.
They weren't honey bound. I had rotated box one and two before the swarming. I had contemplated rotating box 2 and 3 instead, but didn't as there was still room.
I got Carnies. Love 'em! This spring they went gangbusters. Then at the first of this month they started swarming. 5 times! The first time I collected them in a new box. Second time was also...
I've got the same qestion. So mine came out of winter really strong. Lovin' it. Two and a half weeks ago - swarm. Darn! So I collected them all up and put in a new box. A week and a half later...
I've been a lurker for a while. Time to jump in.