2025年1月26日 · Honey Bees acquired behavioral defenses to colony sickness over millions of years for sick bees to mostly fly out and die outside the hive. These bees would have less chance to share that infection, except for vectoring parasitic mites on adults and in the brood that interferes with this mechanism.

2013年6月26日 · Given that bees' sense of smell FAR exceeds our own, "smelling like bananas" didn't seem to register as nearly close enough for bees in my book. Like this BK says, other factors - and there are many possibilities - must have been at play if you were attacked by bees "because of bananas".

2015年10月22日 · In fact, if the bees are carrying pollen there is so much room that the pollen will not be removed from their legs. Drones can get through 4 mesh screening as can queens. 2. 5 mesh hardware cloth contains 5 squares to the inch. Again, bees readily pass through it. We believe that 5 mesh screening will remove 40%-60% of the pollen on the bees legs.

2011年7月20日 · Now the Russian bees are an entirely different animal. The swarm themselves to death. The beekeeping industry has been sold a bad set of goods with the Russian bee. Even in Russia the Primorski bees are considered trash can bees. Yes, they are resistant to mites. But you have to keep Russian only bees in your bee yard for the mite resistance to ...

2021年9月7日 · I believe it was Randy Oliver who said that we should treat with a goal of having 2 cycles of bees relatively mite free before they begin producing winter bees. The idea is that the nurse bees nurturing the developing winter bee larvae are as healthy and vigorous as possible. I think that idea is pretty much on the money.

2003年7月22日 · We use Bt (bacillus thuringus biological pest control) around the farm to suppress mosquitos. Since the bees drink out of the ponds is the Bt safe for them? I would guess that other bio controls like ladybugs and praying mantis are fine. Any other wisdom out there?

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2009年10月27日 · Unsurprisingly, given bees' need for nectar, the insects' feet are incredibly sensitive to sugar. But they're even more attuned to salt. The bees need salt for their own metabolic processes, and to carry back to their hives to help larvae develop. The researchers reported their findings in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

2013年2月19日 · Unless it is raining and a howling wind, I doubt the bees even stir. Just do it quickly. The pollen pattie needs to be right on top of the brood. just lay it down gently and slowly to give the bees a chance to move. I did seven colonies the other day suitless and gloveless in similiar conditions and never got stung.

2008年4月4日 · Most bees do not fly at the hight of the turbin The bees are not a high flier like the raptors, During strong winds the bee takes cover or is flying close to the ground. In most cases there is no pollen, nectar or UV reflective flowers to cause the bee to fly to that hight.