[oldenglish]

So today I got a call about some bees in a shipping pallet, I was expecting yellow jackets and was supprised when it was in fact honey bees. However they were not nesting in the pallets, they were coming to feed, on what I have no idea.

The pallets were made from laminated plywood and the bees were feeding on the sides. They had been outside for about a month and were seperating like plywood does when wet.

I figure either something in the glue or possibly just getting water, although they were not noticably wet.

Any ideas ?

I also left a bait hive behind in case they are ferral and swarm, figure it does not hurt to try.

 

[Michael Bush]

Probably gathering rosin for propolis...

 

[concrete-bees]

what it sounds like is that the swarm had landed there but not stayed long - and the bees that were there - were the ones left behind -

i could be wrong but ive seen it before

 

[oldenglish]

I dont think this was the case, I watched them for a while and when they left they all headed in the same direction, straight for a valley of about 50,000 acres of trees. This is also the direction the new bees came from