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I have two hives that wintered over fantastic. This weekend I went in them to rotate the boxes and do some housekeeping. Hive #1 was all "Hey man, come on in. Poke around, hang out." Hive #2 was all "RRAAWWRRR!!! ATTACK!! RELEASE THE HOUNDS OF WAR!!" It took me twice as long on the second hive because they were just bombarding me constantly. I even walked away to let them calm down and they followed for well over 150' and kept attacking for probably 15 minutes before they lost interest. I did use some smoke when I initially opened hive #2 but not a lot. After they left me alone I headed back down to finish up and retrieve my gear and I got about 3 feet from the hive when they actually came right back at me. I just ignored them this time, finished up grabbed gear and left. Is it normal for one hive to be so pissy and aggressive? Is there anything that can be done? Thanks
I have two hives that wintered over fantastic. This weekend I went in them to rotate the boxes and do some housekeeping. Hive #1 was all "Hey man, come on in. Poke around, hang out." Hive #2 was all "RRAAWWRRR!!! ATTACK!! RELEASE THE HOUNDS OF WAR!!" It took me twice as long on the second hive because they were just bombarding me constantly. I even walked away to let them calm down and they followed for well over 150' and kept attacking for probably 15 minutes before they lost interest. I did use some smoke when I initially opened hive #2 but not a lot. After they left me alone I headed back down to finish up and retrieve my gear and I got about 3 feet from the hive when they actually came right back at me. I just ignored them this time, finished up grabbed gear and left. Is it normal for one hive to be so pissy and aggressive? Is there anything that can be done? Thanks