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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: CaribBeeman on March 29, 2016, 08:41:08 PM

Title: bees falling onto back when leaving the hive.
Post by: CaribBeeman on March 29, 2016, 08:41:08 PM
I have a small swarm in a plywood box, the size of a 5 frame nuc. the entrance is a 1 inch diameter hole. the box is sitting on a table, and the entrance is about 2 inches from the table. there is no landing board.
I have noticed some of the bees come out of the hive and fall onto their backs before flying off. is this usual behaviour?
Title: Re: bees falling onto back when leaving the hive.
Post by: GSF on March 29, 2016, 10:30:04 PM
Sometimes if there's dew they get tripped up. The dew creates somewhat of a suction when they try to get upright.
Title: Re: bees falling onto back when leaving the hive.
Post by: rwlaw on March 29, 2016, 11:59:22 PM
Maybe the plywood is too slippery and they're falling off trying to get airborne. Set something under the hole so they got something horizontal to take off from.
Title: Re: bees falling onto back when leaving the hive.
Post by: SlickMick on March 30, 2016, 09:17:25 AM
Don't be silly, they are all ROFL

Mick   ROFL :cheesy:
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