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Title: Less bees than before
Post by: djgriggs on May 09, 2018, 07:18:03 PM
Hello everyone, I was just thinking I was out in the yard yesterday cutting the grass in my front yard is completely covered covered and Clover. I realized a few years ago if not a little longer there were a lot of bees On many of the clovers. I realize out of the whole yard I may be only seem to be as per 4 ft.? so I was wondering are they less based on the UCB yeah what?s going on because I remember you said you had to be careful where you walk barefoot in the yard as you chanced getting stung.

On a Nother note are there any beekeepers on here that are in North Alabama?
Title: Re: Less bees than before
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 09, 2018, 07:39:55 PM
DJ,
It probably means that you have something blooming that the bees like more than the clover.
I have an acre of clover around my house but the bees are hardly touching it, they are all over the Black Gum Trees. It sounds like ther is a swarm in every Black Gum Tree.
Jim
Title: Re: Less bees than before
Post by: sc-bee on May 10, 2018, 03:23:20 PM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on May 09, 2018, 07:39:55 PM
DJ,
It probably means that you have something blooming that the bees like more than the clover.
I have an acre of clover around my house but the bees are hardly touching it, they are all over the Black Gum Trees. It sounds like ther is a swarm in every Black Gum Tree.
Jim

So Jim black gum.... tupelo?
Title: Re: Less bees than before
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 11, 2018, 01:20:17 AM
Quote from: sc-bee on May 10, 2018, 03:23:20 PM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on May 09, 2018, 07:39:55 PM
DJ,
It probably means that you have something blooming that the bees like more than the clover.
I have an acre of clover around my house but the bees are hardly touching it, they are all over the Black Gum Trees. It sounds like ther is a swarm in every Black Gum Tree.
Jim

So Jim black gum.... tupelo?
Yes, same family. Basically the same honey but don?t tell anyone from the panhandle area that I said that.  :cheesy:
Jim
Title: Re: Less bees than before
Post by: beepro on May 12, 2018, 09:40:25 PM
As long as you got bees in the hives you're fine.  Doesn't matter where they go as long as they know where to
go before the sunset.