[catdance62]

We are going to have some really large powerful fireworks on our property sunday night. Are they going to bother my bees?

 

[sqkcrk]

Are your hives entrances facing the direction from which the fireworks could be seen?

 

[brac]

yes, they will be very scared. You should warm them so cocoa, and tell them your sorry just for thinking of having a party!

 

[EastSideBuzz]

They might enjoy the pretty lights. Might make them work harder tomorrow.

 

[catdance62]

Ha ha! ACtually, the hive entrances do face away from where the fireworks will be launched. I guess they'll be OK, or they'll have to be because the show must go on!

 

[beekeeper1756]

What does it sound like when thousands of little bee voices say "Oooooo, Ahhhhh"?

 

[Dunkel]

Beekeeper that was funny, thanks for the laugh, I needed that.

 

[honeybeekeeper]

They will either come out and shake their tails and fan or then again several thousand ladies just might come join (crash) the party! Woo hoo....HAHAHA :lpf:

 

[WilliamsHoneyBees]

With all the extra light in the sky they may start foraging. QUICK everyone to the fireworks store!:banana:

 

[Beeslave]

If you have newly introduced queens or are trying to introduce queens and set off fireworks that have a very large percussion effect to them there could be an issue. The disruption to the hive by the percussion blast could cause the queens to be balled. Make sure no one is near the hives for a while after the boomers are done. The vibration from the blasts will aggitate the bees and they will fly at anything that comes near them especially if they(person) are carrying a light.

 

[catdance62]

no queens are new. We are going to set up fairliy far away from the bees. These fireworks go up quite a ways so hopefully everything will be ok