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Topic says it all. It seems I’ve heard different definition of feral bees.
Any bees that don't come from my boxes....Topic says it all. It seems I’ve heard different definition of feral bees.
Not ALL my queens are marked.When I set my swarm traps, I assume any bees caught are feral, unless the queen is marked.inch:
There are many "bee trees" in my area. While it is relatively easy to establish that bees have lived in these "bee trees" for years, it is virtually a guess at whether the SAME bees, or their direct lineage, occupy those trees year after year.> how do you tell if bees are feral?
They are noticeably, significantly and obviously smaller. Sometimes they have been observed living in that spot for years or even decades.
Yes, as has been discussed.As to size, would a feral swarm have bees roughly the same size as a beekeeper that did not use foundation?