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Started 2 nucs in early June and they have been building up nicely with 2 brood chambers top filled with honey and bottom with bees and brood. I have worked with them only about every 2 weeks for inspections and found them gentle and easy to work with. Put on honey supers about a month ago and today I went to put on a bee escape to remove in a day or so for extraction. The minute I lifted off the inner cover it was like I had flicked a switch, they all started a loud buzz and heads up then boom after me stinging like blazes!! I am not sure what is going on as we are not in a dearth and have lots of nectar coming in and I was gentle in my handling.
Looking for suggestions as to what might be going on here? Any thoughts appreciated.
Kevin
Looking for suggestions as to what might be going on here? Any thoughts appreciated.
Kevin