Bee War

mtman1849 · October 07, 2008, 06:21:05 PM

When bees are try to rob and a war is raging how long will it last
a) until attackers win
b) until defenders win
c) other explain

Keith13 · October 07, 2008, 06:40:48 PM

A in my opinion :shock:

Keith

mtman1849 · October 07, 2008, 06:50:05 PM

entrance is reduce and there is no fighting in front of entrance yet just on porch

bassman1977 · October 07, 2008, 09:28:13 PM

Bordman feeders are removed. darn things always caused robbing at my hives.

rast · October 07, 2008, 09:33:50 PM

C. It depends on what you do to keep them out.

Michael Bush · October 07, 2008, 10:51:56 PM

Until you stop it or the hive being robbed has not one drop of honey left and they will shortly starve.

mtman1849 · October 08, 2008, 08:28:25 AM

Other than reducing the entrance which it already is what else can stop them

Michael Bush · October 08, 2008, 10:06:35 PM

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesrobbing.htm

Shawn · October 08, 2008, 11:05:55 PM

Answer is A. Take it from me and the post I have already commented on. Robbing is no fun at all. I lost my hive, luckly a swarm moved in the other day, from robbing and other mistakes on my part. Anyway read Michael's site and it will help out a lot.

JP · October 09, 2008, 07:27:19 AM

Quote from: mtman1849 on October 08, 2008, 08:28:25 AM
Other than reducing the entrance which it already is what else can stop them

Seal the hive being robbed. Seal the hive doing the robbing that evening.

Make sure hive being robbed has food, give food ( frames of honey if available) and seal.

Could also move hive doing the robbing to another bee yard if possible.

Check hive being robbed once coast is clear for stores and queenlessness or other issues.

...JP

Understudy · October 09, 2008, 09:36:11 AM

Quote from: Michael Bush on October 08, 2008, 10:06:35 PM
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesrobbing.htm

Michael,

Your page doesn't include using a sprinkler which I think is very effective in dealing with robbing.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Shawn · October 09, 2008, 12:46:04 PM

I did use my sprinkler when being robbed, worked although I saw a lot of bees tryign to cross the grass on floating blades of grass :-D

Brian D. Bray · October 09, 2008, 09:34:47 PM

Quote from: Shawn on October 09, 2008, 12:46:04 PM
I did use my sprinkler when being robbed, worked although I saw a lot of bees tryign to cross the grass on floating blades of grass :-D

Surfing?

Michael Bush · October 09, 2008, 09:43:51 PM

>Your page doesn't include using a sprinkler which I think is very effective in dealing with robbing.

It probably is as is a wet bed sheet and a few other things, but I haven't used any of them. I always seem to be able to handle it with what I was doing. I also didn't cover Jim Fischer's method of opening the lid on every hive to get them all busy defending their own honey.