The Honey Factory

[duluthralphie]

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That queen lays a nice pattern.

 

[R2elk]

Added a super feeder.

 

[Apis mellifera]

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Found her!

 

[R2elk]

Found her!

Thank you. I didn't even look for her. I did notice some big drones.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Do ants ever bother your hives?

 

[jerryse]

Do ants ever bother your hives?

yes little red ones will live on top of the inner cover .

 

[ColtHandorf]

yes little red ones will live on top of the inner cover .

We get fire ants and about a bajillion other ones. I can't imagine fending off them and the bees.

 

[R2elk]

Do ants ever bother your hives?

I had one hive near an ant hill. It didn't take long to motivate me to poison the ants. The other hives have never been near an ant hill and have not had any ant problems.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I had one hive near an ant hill. It didn't take long to motivate me to poison the ants. The other hives have never been near an ant hill and have not had any ant problems.

Were the ants visiting the hive for resources like honey?

 

[R2elk]

Were the ants visiting the hive for resources like honey?

Trying. Honey isn't all they will eat. They will eat bees too.