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Title: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: mjb1 on May 02, 2011, 09:18:47 PM
Has anyone notice bees carrying away other bees from the hive? Are they saying farewell to sick or dying bees ?  It looks awkward since they can barely fly carrying another bee
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: jmblakeney on May 02, 2011, 09:24:51 PM
Yeah thats what they're doing, mine have been carrying them all the way over the house and out of the yard before they drop them.

James
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: sc-bee on May 02, 2011, 09:46:58 PM
Sounds like housekeeping!

Where in SC?
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: Shanevrr on May 02, 2011, 10:09:53 PM
Quote from: jmblakeney on May 02, 2011, 09:24:51 PM
Yeah thats what they're doing, mine have been carrying them all the way over the house and out of the yard before they drop them.

James

how in the hell you see that?? you got superman vision
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: AllenF on May 02, 2011, 10:14:32 PM
He raises real big bees.
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: jmblakeney on May 02, 2011, 10:15:05 PM
Im setting next to the hives.  Its not that hard to see when you have a blue sky as a background.
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: Shanevrr on May 02, 2011, 10:19:40 PM
wow, 20 feet and im seeing nothing
Title: Re: Bees flying away carrying other bees from hive
Post by: annette on May 02, 2011, 11:55:30 PM
I saw one the other day and it made me laugh. It looked like a helicopter with the bee going around and around in circles carrying that dead bee. Never did see it get dropped off.
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