Bees in the feed

[ebe]

Yesterday and today, I found about 100 bees in the peacock's feed eating it. My peas appear to be afraid of eating. What can I do to get rid of the bees?

 

[zazouse]

Is the feed wet? fermentation will draw bees in when the flow is down, there is a beekeeper here with us he should be able to answer your questions just don't kill them.

You haven't been here in a while how are your peas doing? got any photos to share?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Hey, don't worry, we have a bee expert here!
KsKingBee, where are ya?

 

[KsKingBee]

Hey, don't worry, we have a bee expert here!
KsKingBee, where are ya?

Here I am!

I am somewhat surprised that the bees would be a problem this time of year. During the winter when there is nothing else for them to collect they will collect grain dust and dust in crumbles and treat it like pollen using it for feeding the young in the hive. During the cold months they typically don't come out unless it is above 45 degrees so the animals that are bothered by bees will be able to eat when the temps drop below that. Dad used to give me a lot of grief about the bees stinging the horses, I told him to get up earlier.

That didn't set well with him as in his retirement years he seemed to get up later and later every year.

I wish I had looked at your profile and seen where you live, my screen is locked up and will not let me scroll up right now. Everything bee related is location specific.

I have fifty hives right here where I live just yards from my peas, about twenty within a few feet and I don't have any bees in my feed and we feed both crumbles and ferment. As a matter of fact one of Mr. Majestic favorite places to perch is on top of a hive. Crumbles are available 24/7 and we feed the ferment twice a day. I would have to assume that you live in an area where there is absolutely no flow or pollen for them to gather at this time or they would not be forced to turn to your feed.

If you could give me more information about where you live, the temps now, and what you are feeding it would help me give you better answers.

 

[Dany12]

• ebe feeds perhaps his peacocks with jam. What kind of food it can be ?Bees need a lot of water ... when it get very hot.

 

[AugeredIn]

This time of year water drives the hunt for feed. We have twenty hives located about 100 feet from the peafowl pens. In the heat they seek water wherever it can be found. There were probably a hundred on this faucet drip. This faucet is in front of the pens. If you are afraid of bees, you can't exist at the farm right now. I love standing between the faucet and the hives in the flight path and watching hundreds of them fly back and forth just to see how they divert around you in flight. The foragers that collect water will also sometimes side track to nearby food. Ours can be in the peafowl and chicken feed at this time but the birds ignore them.

 

[ebe]

I'm feeding my peas Purina Flock raiser crumbles. I live north of Leander Texas in a 11.6 acre tract. The bees keep being a problem. This morning I found one of my favorite male peacocks dead. I see all of them being afraid to eat and I don't know what to do. Please help

 

[Classy Chick]

I have the same exact problem. I live in southern New Mexico and found hundreds of bees everywhere. The poor ducks and goose were afraid to eat because there were bees in their food, and several of my chickens got stung. My father is an entomologist, and he came in and found their hive, removed it, and gave it to a local bee farmer who now has the colony and uses it to make honey.

 

[zazouse]

I have bees at my feeders also i made them some sugar water for the bees and everyone is happy now

Instructions

1. • 1​
     Fill a large stock pot with distilled water and sugar. Use one part water to two parts sugar. Use cane or beet sugar.
   • 2​
     Place the pot on the stove and heat the water. Set the stove to medium heat. Stir constantly to dissolve the sugar completely in the water.Do not burn it if you do start over
   • 3​
     Add 1 1/2 tbs. of apple cider vinegar for each gallon of syrup. This will prevent the sugar water from freezing.

 

[zazouse]

I'm feeding my peas Purina Flock raiser crumbles. I live north of Leander Texas in a 11.6 acre tract. The bees keep being a problem. This morning I found one of my favorite male peacocks dead. I see all of them being afraid to eat and I don't know what to do. Please help

I do not think bees killed your peacock and if they did you may have killer bees and that is not good at all, so be careful.

I had hive beetles invade my hives and i fed the mess to my birds and there were lots of bees none of them got stung nor did they die and i have 100's of birds running around.