hive robbing

colbees · April 29, 2012, 10:53:10 PM

earlier today i noticed bees that were not mine around the hive i also saw bees fighting in the front of my hive what should i do?????

SawBee · April 29, 2012, 10:58:16 PM

Reduce the size of the entrance to help the hive guard against the robbers

BlueBee · April 30, 2012, 12:10:32 AM

+1 what SawBee says.

Michael Bush · April 30, 2012, 02:00:58 AM

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

AllenF · April 30, 2012, 09:34:16 PM

Reducers. And anything will work. I keep a lot of 3/4" scrap wood of lots of small sizes around just to close up the front of hive.

iddee · April 30, 2012, 10:49:58 PM

Robber screens

danno · May 01, 2012, 09:18:45 AM

Quote from: iddee on April 30, 2012, 10:49:58 PM
Robber screens

I 2nd this!!!! They really work so find out what they are. I dont want to try to discribe them again. Some one has to have a pic to post here. I dont.

iddee · May 01, 2012, 09:40:01 AM

They are made different ways. Here is mine.

http://www.beekeepingforums.com/threads/5223-Robber-screen-moving-screen?highlight=robber+screen

FRAMEshift · May 01, 2012, 09:48:05 AM

Quote from: iddee on May 01, 2012, 09:40:01 AM
They are made different ways. Here is mine.

http://www.beekeepingforums.com/threads/5223-Robber-screen-moving-screen?highlight=robber+screen

That's very clever Wally. I like your design.

danno · May 01, 2012, 10:00:56 AM

I make mine 3/4 inch short on the width of the bottom board. This is a small enough opening to defend and they do use it but most colony bee's climb in and out of the top of the screen. They also provide full ventilation