Hello all,
I have been a beekeeper for about 6 years now, and this is something I've been meaning to ask for a while
When I'm doing inspections and reaching for the next frames, often times a half dozen or so bees in the hive will quickly jump to my hands.
They typically don't stay in my hands, but it's a little unnerving, and I usually smoke the hive to get them to settle down and stop doing it. I feel I may be "over smoking" the hive for something that is not a big deal.
Does this jumping behavior happen for the rest of you? What do you do about it? Should I just ignore it and stop smoking so much?
I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Thanks.
I have been a beekeeper for about 6 years now, and this is something I've been meaning to ask for a while
When I'm doing inspections and reaching for the next frames, often times a half dozen or so bees in the hive will quickly jump to my hands.
They typically don't stay in my hands, but it's a little unnerving, and I usually smoke the hive to get them to settle down and stop doing it. I feel I may be "over smoking" the hive for something that is not a big deal.
Does this jumping behavior happen for the rest of you? What do you do about it? Should I just ignore it and stop smoking so much?
I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Thanks.