I was sitting there watching my hive entrance and saw a bumble bee come nosing around. To my surprise, the bumble bee went right on in and disappeared!
I got on my hands and knees and looked in but did not see the bumblebee. After a moment, the fight was on! There there 3 or 4 bees vehemently wrestling it and they got it back to the entrance where one bee grabbed it and took flight, carrying it off!
This was exciting! i wonder what the heck this thing thought it was doing!!!!
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Robbers may go inside but they meet their destiny on combs.
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Jackam - I found that getting on your hands and knees around a beehive is a good way to get stung - (not that it's stopped me)
I had a bumble go into one of my hives this spring. I didn't know what to do, but I knew the odds we're not in the bumble's favor. Sure enough, it was laying dead outside the hive the next morning.
nobody said bumbles were the brightest crayon in the box