Bah! Robbers got my weak hive today

[Bill W.]

At 10AM, there was very little going on.  I filled the feeder and by 3PM there was a full-on attack going on.  I must have spilled some syrup.  I blocked them up and I guess I'll take a quick peek tomorrow and see what it going on inside.

Robbing can spin out of control surprisingly quickly.  I've been lucky that I haven't had much trouble with it.

Pics and more ranting.

[hankdog1]

man what a mess you've got there.  i feel for ya i really do.  hopefully it's the last your gonna see of it after combining the two hives.

[Michael Bush]

Some people are fond of saying "feeding can't hurt".  As you just found it, it can and often does.

[Hillbillenigma]

I read your post Bill and then went to your Site for the full story.  From a new Bee perspective I must say that the event was very interesting and informative.  However, I am sorry that you had to rush your plans and the stress that the whole thing caused you and your Bees.   

I will watch and see if the two hives combine and how that works out. 

Thanks for posting and your site is very nice! 

[Bill W.]

Some people are fond of saying "feeding can't hurt".  As you just found it, it can and often does.

Well, the hives are light, so I think the feeding is necessary.  But, I can see why I wouldn't want to do it needlessly.

[Bill W.]

I read your post Bill and then went to your Site for the full story.  From a new Bee perspective I must say that the event was very interesting and informative.  However, I am sorry that you had to rush your plans and the stress that the whole thing caused you and your Bees.   

I will watch and see if the two hives combine and how that works out. 

Thanks for posting and your site is very nice! 

Thanks.  I'm glad you found it helpful.  All's well now.  The combined hive seems to be doing fine and I could see both colors of bees coming and going today, so they must have made their way through the newspaper.