Hive getting robed

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mdbee

November 21, 2010, 08:57:26 AM
I have 4 new hives i started this spring, three with 3 med. hive bodies and one that is a deep and med. I stop by my yard to check on the weight of them and found one getting robed, I check the tem. on my truck and it was 41, the other 3 hives had a bee or two come and go while i was there. I closed the the box up and 5 mins, they where gone. When i open the box up today will they be back and if so how can i stop them?

mdbee

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November 21, 2010, 09:25:58 AM
I did have a reducer on , it had a 3 x 3/8 opening.

bailey

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November 21, 2010, 10:37:30 AM
check the weight of the robbed hive, it may be in very poor shape.  most hives that i see robbed are either declining or otherwise weak before the others attack.

hope you do well with this hive, be ready to go in and do what you can to push them into a smaller space
if they are found to be weak.
and be ready to feed them.

bailey
most often i find my greatest source of stress to be OPS  ( other peoples stupidity )

It is better to keep ones mouth shut and be thought of as a fool than to open ones mouth and in so doing remove all doubt.

hardwood

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November 21, 2010, 07:13:33 PM
As Bailey suggests. And reduce the entrance even more. A space just big enough for 1 or 2 bees (1/2") will help them defend the entrance.

Make sure there is no other way for a bee to get into or out of the hive and close screens if you use them to cut down the scent of honey.

Scott
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Michael Bush

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November 21, 2010, 09:03:45 PM
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November 22, 2010, 12:36:44 AM
"Robed Hive?"  good idea!  next time I catch a hive being robbed I gonna throw my old terry cloth bath robe over it!  LOL  might just work
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