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Made a new Nuc about 4 days ago and everything seemed fine.
I noticed today that there was some fighting going on in front and that there were several bees hovering around the sides, top, and bottom of the nuc. As I watched for a few minutes they never tried the main entrance and seemed to be looking for another way in. There were several on the inner cover clustered on the screened opening and they looked like they were biting at it.
I went ahead and closed the nuc up completely for the next few hours to give the hive a break. What can I do? It's likely there are very few foragers in this nuc as the majority of the frames I put in were capped brood and that the foragers that left the nuc probably went back to the main hive.
ALSO.....
I started feeding two of my other hives in the same yard so they could draw new wax. Based on what I've read on this forum, feeding can jumpstart robbing. If I stopped feeding would that help? Help!!
I noticed today that there was some fighting going on in front and that there were several bees hovering around the sides, top, and bottom of the nuc. As I watched for a few minutes they never tried the main entrance and seemed to be looking for another way in. There were several on the inner cover clustered on the screened opening and they looked like they were biting at it.
I went ahead and closed the nuc up completely for the next few hours to give the hive a break. What can I do? It's likely there are very few foragers in this nuc as the majority of the frames I put in were capped brood and that the foragers that left the nuc probably went back to the main hive.
ALSO.....