Hello all,
I recently reversed two chambers because they filled the second one with all honey and no brood, also I added new honey boxes on top of the brood chambers for harvest. I have two hives.
First hive is 100 % Italian bees
Second hive is a mixture between Italian and Carolinian.
I used lots of smoke for both, but the hive with 100% Italian bees were so angry that they managed to sting me about a dozen times ( I was wearing a complete bee suit), somehow they poked though suite and jeans and my shirt... The second hive with the mixture of two breeds were so welcoming and had no problem me doing the work.
What could be the reason for the first hive to be so angry? Could it be the queen is aggressive so the babies are aggressive as well? What is the cause of that behavior? What can I do about it?
If changing the queen is the only fix? What is the easiest or most efficient way to do it (minimizing the number of stings)?
Thank you very much in advance for all of your help!!!
Stefanely
P.S. Is it true that if I would to rub vinegar on my self the bees will not sting me?
I recently reversed two chambers because they filled the second one with all honey and no brood, also I added new honey boxes on top of the brood chambers for harvest. I have two hives.
First hive is 100 % Italian bees
Second hive is a mixture between Italian and Carolinian.
I used lots of smoke for both, but the hive with 100% Italian bees were so angry that they managed to sting me about a dozen times ( I was wearing a complete bee suit), somehow they poked though suite and jeans and my shirt... The second hive with the mixture of two breeds were so welcoming and had no problem me doing the work.
What could be the reason for the first hive to be so angry? Could it be the queen is aggressive so the babies are aggressive as well? What is the cause of that behavior? What can I do about it?
If changing the queen is the only fix? What is the easiest or most efficient way to do it (minimizing the number of stings)?
Thank you very much in advance for all of your help!!!
Stefanely
P.S. Is it true that if I would to rub vinegar on my self the bees will not sting me?