cool pic

drobbins · February 11, 2019, 07:21:37 PM

anyone ever hear of a hawk raiding a hive?
might be an osprey
check out this pic
http://drobbins.net/bees/bees_and_hawk.png

iddee · February 11, 2019, 09:24:30 PM

No, but I knew a beek that trained a toad to sit at the hive entrance. I suppose to catch SHB and wax moths.

drobbins · February 11, 2019, 09:31:41 PM

that's a good trick, those toads can be stubborn rascals

BeeMaster2 · February 12, 2019, 11:52:49 PM

Never heard of it before. I suspect the hawk is after the brood.
We have several hawks on our property and have seen them catching lots of bugs in the field behind our house. I always thought they ate mice and small animals.
Jim

drobbins · February 13, 2019, 03:31:17 PM

I think the hawks I see around here are mostly after my chickens
That plus my wife's bird feeders
I can't imagine how they could get at a beehive unless it was broken open

Ben Framed · February 13, 2019, 03:45:17 PM

Maybe some unsuspecting beekeeper was doing a cut out and went for a drink of water and boom 💥 got it and gone!! Hee hee j/k who knows but one thing for sure, the bees didn't appreciate it.

CoolBees · February 13, 2019, 03:45:35 PM

Quote from: drobbins on February 13, 2019, 03:31:17 PM
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I can't imagine how they could get at a beehive unless it was broken open

I was thinking the same thing. It would be interesting to learn the back-story on that pic.

BeeMaster2 · February 13, 2019, 04:00:46 PM

That comb looks like it came from Dorsata honey bee hive. They have large single comb hives.
Jim

BeeMaster2 · February 13, 2019, 04:04:57 PM

Here is a picture of one

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drobbins · February 13, 2019, 04:39:11 PM

I don't know where the pic was from, someone sent it to me
I haven't had bees for a couple of years, just got 2 packages last year
looking forward to spring
they're flying big time today

CoolBees · February 13, 2019, 04:48:17 PM

Pretty cool stuff. I learn something new every day.