Hi Gary! My bees have been doing a lot of confusing things this year. Seeing as I've seen other beeks in different parts of the country experiencing some of the same things I'm seeing in South Central Pennsylvania, I have to wonder if the bees have a country wide communications network that we don't know about. LOL!
I am glad it’s not just mine. I did artificial swarms in the spring. The swarming colonies all raised new queens and they went right back into swarm mode again even though the new queens were laying like crazy and the hive populations did not seem to be over crowded. Still have not figuered that out. It seems to something different every year.
Hi Gary! My bees have been doing a lot of confusing things this year. Seeing as I've seen other beeks in different parts of the country experiencing some of the same things I'm seeing in South Central Pennsylvania, I have to wonder if the bees have a country wide communications network that we don't know about. LOL!
I am glad it’s not just mine. I did artificial swarms in the spring. The swarming colonies all raised new queens and they went right back into swarm mode again even though the new queens were laying like crazy and the hive populations did not seem to be over crowded. Still have not figuered that out. It seems to something different every year.