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Did a Mighty Mite treatment on one of my hives yesterday. So was a lot of movement of boxes and of course a lot of heat. My first try and I left an opening and it heated hive up enough but didnt get hot enough to do the whole
procedure. Found out what I did wrong and will try again. It was about 85 degrees with 200% humidity and the heat, so there was a lot of bearding.
My question is that late afternoon yesterday and most of today where lot of bees flying around hive. A lot of them were just flying the figure of big O's about 1-2 feet away from the hive. Just flying big loops constantly. I couldnt keep my eyes on just one in the crowd but I dont know if any went into the hive. Don't know. My question is this a sign of bees trying to rob this hive. Why are the bees doing this. A friend of mine thought it could be robbing and said put a wet towel over the front of the hive, Still flying circles. Did not notice any fighting on bottom board. Usually use screened bottom board but used a solid one for mite treatment. Left it on because when it gets above 80 will have to do mite treatment again.So opened both top and bottom. Bottom 2-3 inches. What bothers me it these looping O's by a number of bees. Robbers???? Just dont know. Looks like me on my first date, I knew where I had to go but I just drove around and around and I finally went in and I got robbed
procedure. Found out what I did wrong and will try again. It was about 85 degrees with 200% humidity and the heat, so there was a lot of bearding.
My question is that late afternoon yesterday and most of today where lot of bees flying around hive. A lot of them were just flying the figure of big O's about 1-2 feet away from the hive. Just flying big loops constantly. I couldnt keep my eyes on just one in the crowd but I dont know if any went into the hive. Don't know. My question is this a sign of bees trying to rob this hive. Why are the bees doing this. A friend of mine thought it could be robbing and said put a wet towel over the front of the hive, Still flying circles. Did not notice any fighting on bottom board. Usually use screened bottom board but used a solid one for mite treatment. Left it on because when it gets above 80 will have to do mite treatment again.So opened both top and bottom. Bottom 2-3 inches. What bothers me it these looping O's by a number of bees. Robbers???? Just dont know. Looks like me on my first date, I knew where I had to go but I just drove around and around and I finally went in and I got robbed