[Splatt]

How concerned should I be about scavenging bees in my bait hive?

I have a bait hive in my apiary and today I noticed bees coming and going from it. Unfortunately, it turned out just to be scavenging bees, there after what was left on the old comb (which was just pulled a few weeks ago). I've tracked some of the bees, and not all are coming from my hives. How concerned should I be about this? I'm worried about disease getting transferred to my bees from these "foreign" bees.

 

[beemartin]

that's how my swarm started... a few bees coming and going every day, for about 2 weeks, and then one day a swarm moved in.

 

[Splatt]

that's how my swarm started... a few bees coming and going every day, for about 2 weeks, and then one day a swarm moved in.

I hadn't thought of that!

 

[stan.vick]

Yeah it is good when you see bees hanging out at your bait hive, a swarm is many times not far behind, anyway your bees are going to have cross contamination with other bees many times a day when they visit their nectar and pollen sources.

 

[Bees In Miami]

I get very excited when I see some bees around my bait hives! I always hope they're Scout Bees! :applause: Every once in a while, they are! :banana:

 

[Splatt]

Now you've gotten me all excited.