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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: tincan on July 11, 2012, 10:23:27 PM

Title: bees in empty hive
Post by: tincan on July 11, 2012, 10:23:27 PM
I had empty hive next to my active hives been empty all summer with drawn comb today I have 5 to 10 hanging around going in and out is this scout bees from swarm or stray bees
Title: Re: bees in empty hive
Post by: splitrock on July 11, 2012, 10:29:24 PM
Likely just robbers.

Joel
Title: Re: bees in empty hive
Post by: AllenF on July 11, 2012, 10:29:47 PM
Both.   And I bet some are robbing out wax also.   I had a swarm trap that picked up maybe 100 bees this year and they just stuck to one frame.   After a while I just dumped them, but I figured they were lost form a swarm I missed.  
Title: Re: bees in empty hive
Post by: BeeMaster2 on July 12, 2012, 01:57:54 AM
More than likely they are scout bees. Put a drop of lemon grass oil on a towel, place it in a zip lock bag and zip it up about 80%. Put it in the bottom of that hive and I'll bet in the next 3 days, if you have a flow on, you have a swarm.
Jim


























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