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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: bulldog on April 26, 2011, 01:32:47 AM

Title: new package
Post by: bulldog on April 26, 2011, 01:32:47 AM
i hived my package on saturday under less than favorable weather conditions and i noticed that pretty much all day sunday there were a bunch of bees bearding around the entrance, not really moving all day long. the weather was alternating between overcast and drizzling all day, but shouldn't they be doing bee stuff ? my other hive had foragers coming and going all day. is this unusual for a new package ?
Title: Re: new package
Post by: Dexterjc on April 26, 2011, 03:25:00 AM
Give them time. It can take a few days for bee's to get up to speed in there new home.