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Yesturday I fed my bees sugar fondant with homemade honey bee healthy. It is Autumn here in NZ and the bees needed a bit of a top up to hold them through the winter. Since then there has been unusual behaviour around 2 of my hives. I've not experienced robbing before but I sure as hell wouldn't open them at all like this. There are bees at the cracks where the fondant is in the top feeder. Theres lots of diferent activity, not the normal activity of bees coming and going straight in and out of the hive. The bees and going gently left and right. I cant see any fighting though so that is why I'm confused. Perhaps it is a mad rush to get out in the sun on a good day or just alot of young bees orientating?? Or is it attempted robbing. I have an entrance reducer on the hive and I can't see bees trying to push their way through there. One of the hives is quite strong the other not to bad. Its different to what I have seen before but I have only been beekeeping for 2 seasons. I smoked them and chucked a wet sheet right over the hive to be on the safe side.
What do you think, Is it robbing? Have I done the right thing?
What do you think, Is it robbing? Have I done the right thing?