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the girls are so cranky now! what is happening!
we're in SE CT USA, the weather has been nice. we're in a rural area with lots of forage, many trees, gardens, and orchards surround us.
last year, first year hive, installed a package from TX. they were great, got a little bit cranky when a skunk was bothering them at night. (skunk died of lead poisoning.) so after that, the bees lived nicely in the backyard and no one got stung. they did really well over the winter and are now they are building up nice stores of honey.
installed a second package last week, from same place in TX. new hive is next to first hive, both are in the corner of the backyard. put a fence around the hives to keep skunks away, and the grass in front of the hives is not flattened, so I don't think the skunks are getting inside the fence.
And now the girls are really cranky!! I can't tell if it's the new hive or the old hive, or both, but we (me, hubby, neighbors) get attacked by beez - EVEN IN THE FRONT YARD!!! no where hear their hive... just now, my neighbor and I were standing in the front yard and two beez swooped in out of nowhere and were pestering us!! we can't mow the lawn.. even in the front yard, w/o being attacked. the mailman tried to deliver a package in our driveway, and got stung... I went to the back yard to see what was happening at the hives and stood along side them, and got bombed by bees!! WTF!!!
this is not going to work out.. our landlord lives across the street and is alergic to bees...
Does anyone have any ideas why the girls are so cranky and any advice on what we can do about it?
I love being a beekeeper and love to support the craft, but it does not good if hte bees are giving themselves a bad rap!
thanks...
we're in SE CT USA, the weather has been nice. we're in a rural area with lots of forage, many trees, gardens, and orchards surround us.
last year, first year hive, installed a package from TX. they were great, got a little bit cranky when a skunk was bothering them at night. (skunk died of lead poisoning.) so after that, the bees lived nicely in the backyard and no one got stung. they did really well over the winter and are now they are building up nice stores of honey.
installed a second package last week, from same place in TX. new hive is next to first hive, both are in the corner of the backyard. put a fence around the hives to keep skunks away, and the grass in front of the hives is not flattened, so I don't think the skunks are getting inside the fence.
And now the girls are really cranky!! I can't tell if it's the new hive or the old hive, or both, but we (me, hubby, neighbors) get attacked by beez - EVEN IN THE FRONT YARD!!! no where hear their hive... just now, my neighbor and I were standing in the front yard and two beez swooped in out of nowhere and were pestering us!! we can't mow the lawn.. even in the front yard, w/o being attacked. the mailman tried to deliver a package in our driveway, and got stung... I went to the back yard to see what was happening at the hives and stood along side them, and got bombed by bees!! WTF!!!
this is not going to work out.. our landlord lives across the street and is alergic to bees...
Does anyone have any ideas why the girls are so cranky and any advice on what we can do about it?
I love being a beekeeper and love to support the craft, but it does not good if hte bees are giving themselves a bad rap!
thanks...