A few weeks back I harvested my first hive of unwanted bees.
This was I thought the only way to get free bees it took me most the day and when I went back the next day to fill in the hole, there were a ton more bees so I had a small bucket and the bee brush and kind of swept them into the bucket and figered I would let the rest there an try an get them next year. Now this bucket had at least 5" of bees in it and when I got back here with them I dumped them infront of the hive boxes I have set up with all the others, seems they just walked into that box and I watched from my truck.
Well later that day as I was watching from the front door I swore I see a few of them take off with something large on them, so I moved closer and sure nuff two more one behind the other took off carrying another bee.
Now this is into a full week and today I watched and they done the same thing............. WTHeck is going on????? I took allmost all the hive from that old house an put some into the hive boxes and the most part I figered they would harvest again if it were right in front of them. Yes all the comb and honey I took has been reharvested but looking into the hive today it is close to empty, even the 4 frames I put in there from one of the other hives I have.
Thanks for any an all input JBees
This was I thought the only way to get free bees it took me most the day and when I went back the next day to fill in the hole, there were a ton more bees so I had a small bucket and the bee brush and kind of swept them into the bucket and figered I would let the rest there an try an get them next year. Now this bucket had at least 5" of bees in it and when I got back here with them I dumped them infront of the hive boxes I have set up with all the others, seems they just walked into that box and I watched from my truck.
Well later that day as I was watching from the front door I swore I see a few of them take off with something large on them, so I moved closer and sure nuff two more one behind the other took off carrying another bee.
Now this is into a full week and today I watched and they done the same thing............. WTHeck is going on????? I took allmost all the hive from that old house an put some into the hive boxes and the most part I figered they would harvest again if it were right in front of them. Yes all the comb and honey I took has been reharvested but looking into the hive today it is close to empty, even the 4 frames I put in there from one of the other hives I have.
Thanks for any an all input JBees