Bees, bees, bees!

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BBQJOE said:
As I said, I just saw a video. I can't imagine how it would work, but it sure would be cool though if it did.
I'm sure these aren't my neighbors, we've been here 20 years and have always had bees around.
I just put out some mash for them over by one of the gardens.

Also I use the term neighbor loosely. He only comes up to his place about once or twice a month for the weekend. He's planning a house, and thinks he's gonna grow a pecan orchard. The big picture changes every time I talk to him.
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Yep, I hear that in the terms of trust fund kids are seeking their dream everywhere. Us natives will soon be outvoted. As the case of VT. I hear ya man.

Cheers,

G

They will fly from your feed to hive...your not locating one bee...follow the pattern and striaght line. take a guess and watch at that structure to see bees...

Your looking at their outgoing movement for direction. Then guessing where they may be. If no bees there then guess again. Follow as well as you can for direct route to hive then guess. If some bees are around where you guess then start really thinking...look, there will be a comotion at enterance of hive.
 
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LeafBlade12345 said:
What is your feed comprised of? You don't want to kill honeybees, they are extremely beneficial to our environment and we are already facing a collapse of them with Hive Disorder spreading rapidly, so don't eliminate them. You can buy and put up sugar feeders far away so the bees will flock to those. Good luck! Also, if you find a beehive you can have someone come and relocate the hive.
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Exactly Leaf. People don't realize this. It does sound very strange though for them to be digging in the feed?
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We recently have gotten a bee hive, and we were told that its wonderful to have chickens, because they will eat the larvae of a certain beetle, which is detrimental to the hive. We were also told that the bees will not bother our chickens.
 
We are getting beehives soon. I hate when people, especially adults, scream and stomp on bees that have fallen to the floor. Then they wonder why the doomsday talk is on the radio. We will only survive four years longer after bees go extinct. I can't tell you how many people roll their eyes and tell me that scientists will "find another way." What the heck?
 
Just read this thread- we've got slightly similar issues with bees. They're all over our water dispenser for our chickens. The chickens seems wary of the bees, and I haven't noticed them drinking as much water. We've thought about setting up another place for them to get water, but is there something that would repel bees naturally? Just throwing that out there...
 
SuperChickRuth said:
Just read this thread- we've got slightly similar issues with bees.  They're all over our water dispenser for our chickens.  The chickens seems wary of the bees, and I haven't noticed them drinking as much water.  We've thought about setting up another place for them to get water, but is there something that would repel bees naturally?  Just throwing that out there...
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If you set up a waterer with sugar water farther off, it will sometimes keep them away from the regular water because they prefer scented or flavored water, which is why they are attracted to pools, chlorine or salt. I wouldn't worry about the birds, they will usually kill the bees, who are quite passive, so they should be fine on the waterer.

Regards,
Leaf
 
I know that this is an older thread, but I've found myself in the same boat. I live in (a small) town and haven't been able to track down where the hive is. At first I wasn't too sure if they were wasps or hornets or bees, but now I'm pretty sure they are bees. My wife's aunt raises bees and thinks that they may be wild and are out due to the unseasonal warm weather we have here in eastern colorado. The bees don't seem to bother the chickens all that much, but its a bit of a pain to get into the coop to check for eggs. I don't want to kill them, but I'd really just rather they'd be somewhere else.
BBQJoe, were you able to get the bees to leave, or did lower tempatures just take care of the problem?
 
63redtudor said:
I know that this is an older thread, but I've found myself in the same boat. I live in (a small) town and haven't been able to track down where the hive is. At first I wasn't too sure if they were wasps or hornets or bees, but now I'm pretty sure they are bees. My wife's aunt raises bees and thinks that they may be wild and are out due to the unseasonal warm weather we have here in eastern colorado. The bees don't seem to bother the chickens all that much, but its a bit of a pain to get into the coop to check for eggs. I don't want to kill them, but I'd really just rather they'd be somewhere else.
BBQJoe, were you able to get the bees to leave, or did lower tempatures just take care of the problem?
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You can set up sugar feeders for them, but I wouldn't worry about getting into the coop. The bees shouldn't bother you without being provoked. :)

Regards,
Leaf
 
63redtudor said:
I know that this is an older thread, but I've found myself in the same boat. I live in (a small) town and haven't been able to track down where the hive is. At first I wasn't too sure if they were wasps or hornets or bees, but now I'm pretty sure they are bees. My wife's aunt raises bees and thinks that they may be wild and are out due to the unseasonal warm weather we have here in eastern colorado. The bees don't seem to bother the chickens all that much, but its a bit of a pain to get into the coop to check for eggs. I don't want to kill them, but I'd really just rather they'd be somewhere else.
BBQJoe, were you able to get the bees to leave, or did lower tempatures just take care of the problem?
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Feral Honey Bees, not wild. Be patient as they trees will come into bloom shortly giving pollen foragers better options than animal feeds. Pollen flow just started yesterday hear so you are likely not more than a week or so behind.
 

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