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Here is my dilemma. My bees are clustered outside the hive (they've never done this before). I'm assuming it is because of the heat (94 f) and humidity and only having the small entrance. I want to remove the cork on the hive body but we were told in class to NOT go to the 2nd largest opening in the entrance reducer or pull the cork until the 2nd hive body is added. Reason being: the colony is too small to protect themselves from intruders.
My questions are: does this look like a serious cluster needing more ventilation? and
would removing the cork put them at risk?
Here is a pic:
http://mylifewithbees.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-bees-are-frying.html
Here is my dilemma. My bees are clustered outside the hive (they've never done this before). I'm assuming it is because of the heat (94 f) and humidity and only having the small entrance. I want to remove the cork on the hive body but we were told in class to NOT go to the 2nd largest opening in the entrance reducer or pull the cork until the 2nd hive body is added. Reason being: the colony is too small to protect themselves from intruders.
My questions are: does this look like a serious cluster needing more ventilation? and
would removing the cork put them at risk?
Here is a pic:
http://mylifewithbees.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-bees-are-frying.html