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Title: Bees won't clean up extractor?
Post by: Oblio13 on September 13, 2012, 01:14:44 PM
A friend dropped his extractor off to have my bees clean it up, and they ignored it for days. I took it to another yard, and they were all over it within minutes. Any ideas why?
Title: Re: Bees won't clean up extractor?
Post by: Joe D on September 13, 2012, 03:02:44 PM
Back in the spring with the flow going good, I put a few supers that had just extracted out about 40 ft in front of hive, it was a few days before they messed with them.  When I extracted the start of Aug. I put the super close to 100 yard away and they were all over them with in minutes.  May be what they have to forage on.  good luck



Joe
Title: Re: Bees won't clean up extractor?
Post by: KD4MOJ on September 13, 2012, 04:34:43 PM

They probably just had dinner and too full for desert!  :-D

...DOUG
KD4MOJ
Title: Re: Bees won't clean up extractor?
Post by: BjornBee on September 13, 2012, 04:55:48 PM
Maybe the extractor was used to extract this lost bucket of honey?
http://www.kval.com/news/local/Deadly-bee-disease-looms-over-Eugene-beekeepers-169582686.html?m=y&smobile=y (http://www.kval.com/news/local/Deadly-bee-disease-looms-over-Eugene-beekeepers-169582686.html?m=y&smobile=y)
:-D
Title: Re: Bees won't clean up extractor?
Post by: AllenF on September 13, 2012, 09:56:57 PM
Maybe your bees are not looking for a free handout.