WONDERFUL ADVENTURES WITH BEES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA

Part 1 - Bee Biology

Aapiansting

WILD BEE AND WASP REMOVAL

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     A BREEZE IS WINDING A PATH THROUGH THE CITY OF TAMPA. FROM THE SURROUNDING TAMPA BAY COUNTRYSIDE, IT HAS PICKED UP THE SCENT OF ORANGE BLOSSOMS. THIS OLFACTORY DELIGHT HERALDS THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING TO HILLSBOROUGH AND THE TAMPA BAY AREA. IT FILLS OUR SENSES WITH ENDORPHIC EUPHORIA. THE HONEYBEES, ABOVE, WERE RELOCATED FROM SOUTH TAMPA TO AN ORANGE GROVE NEAR PLANT CITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS COLONY HAS STORED A GOOD AMOUNT OF ORANGE BLOSSOM NECTAR. IT IS PLEASING TO OBSERVE THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE BEE’S SURVIVAL FOLLOWING the SEVERE OUTBREAK OF COLLAPSING DISORDER IN 2008.   THE OUTLOOK APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR TAMPA BAY BEEKEEPING. WE, AT Aapiansting, ARE ANTICIPATING AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR IN WILD BEE AND WASP MANAGEMENT.  FOLLOW THE APIAN TEAM AS IT RELIVES SOME OF ITS MORE INTERESTING ADVENTURES IN TAMPA BAY AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

WAX PRODUCTION

CELL BUILDING

NECTAR  AND  POLLEN STORAGE

BROOD REARING

BEE SPACE

SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES OF EUROPEAN HONEYBEES

     HONEYBEES ARE EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE IN A VARIETY OF CLIMATES AND CONDITIONS UPON THE EARTH. HONEYBEES SECRETE WAX, PRODUCE ROYAL JELLY, TRANSPORT POLLEN, DEHYDRATE PLANT EXUDATES ( NECTAR ) INTO HONEY, UTILIZE RESINS FOR SEALING HIVE SPACES, AND INJECT VENOM INTO INVADERS. THESE ACTIVITIES FORM A THRESHOLD OF SURVIVABILITY FOR OUR APIAN FRIENDS. A CONCISE DISCUSSION OF THESE BEHAVIORS WILL PROVE BOTH VALUABLE AND INTERESTING.

WAX PRODUCTION

HONEYBEES POSSESS EIGHT WAX GLANDS ON THEIR ANTERIOR ABDOMENS. WHEN GORGED WITH HONEY, WORKER BEES EXUDE SCALES OF WAX FROM THESE GLANDS. THIS PRODUCT IS CHEWED IN THE MANDIBLES AND FORMED INTO HEXAGONAL CELLS WHICH ARE  FASHIONED ,IN AN OFFSET MANNER, ON EACH SIDE OF A CENTRAL WAX PLATE (MIDRIB)

 

 

IN CELL BUILDING, THE BEES ADD WAX UPON THE MIDRIB AND EXTEND THE DEPTH OF THE CHAMBERS TO FACILITATE STORAGE OF FOOD AND THE REARING OF BROOD. HONEY CELLS ARE OFTEN DEEPER THAN BROOD CELLS AND CAN HOLD A LARGE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN COMPARISON WITH THE MASS OF BEESWAX EMPLOYED. HEXAGONAL CELLS ARE  NATURE’S STRONGEST DESIGN. BROOD CELLS VARY IN SIZE AND SHAPE. WORKER BEE CELLS  ARE THE SMALLEST. QUEEN CELLS ARE LARGEST AND APPEAR AS PEANUTS UPON THE FACE OF BROOD COMBS.

NECTAR  AND  POLLEN STORAGE

     “NECTAR” IS A SUGARY EXUDATE PRODUCED BY FLOWERING PLANTS. BEES COLLECT AND PROCESS THIS SUBSTANCE AS A MAJOR FOOD SOURCE.  WHEN NECTAR IS FIRST PLACED INTO HONEYCOMBS, IT IS TOO MOIST. THE BEES DEHYDRATE THE SOLUTION BY FILLING CELLS APPROX. ¼ FULL AND THEN CREATING A FLOW OF AIR OVER THE NECTAR. WHEN THE SOLUTION REACHES THE DESIRED VISCOSITY, THE WORKER BEES MOVE IT TO MORE PERMANENT STORAGE; USUALLY IN THE UPPER PORTION OF COMBS. A WAX CAPPING MAY THEN BE PLACED OVER THE “RIPE” HONEY TO PRESERVE IT. IT IS REMARKABLE THAT BEES DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY FILL CELLS WITH UNRIPE NECTAR. BY SPREADING OUT THE SOLUTION, THE DEHYDRATION PROCESS IS ACCELERATED DUE TO THE INCREASED SURFACE CONTACT WITH THE AIR FLOW PRODUCED BY THE BEES. WITHOUT THIS EFFICIENCY, THE NECTAR COULD FERMENT AND BECOME UNUSABLE BY THE MEMBERS OF THE HIVE. POLLEN IS THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE CELLS OF FLOWERING PLANTS. HONEYBEES GATHER THIS HIGH PROTEIN SUBSTANCE AS IT ADHERES TO THE HAIRS ON THEIR BODIES. MUCH OF THE POLLEN IS CARRIED IN DEPRESSIONS ON THEIR HIND LEGS ( POLLEN BASKETS ) , DEPOSITED INTO CELLS  OF THE HONEYCOMB. AND FED TO DEVELOPING  BROOD. IN THE ACT OF COLLECTING POLLEN, BEES BECOME PARTICIPANTS IN THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS OF MANY PLANTS. SUCH MUTUALISM REAPS ENORMOUS BENEFITS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

HONEYBEE REPRODUCTION INVOLVES COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS. THAT PROCESS INCLUDES GROWTH FROM 1- EGG , 2- LARVA, 3- PUPA, AND 4- ADULT. NORMALLY, THE QUEEN BEE MATES ONCE WITH SEVERAL FIT DRONES AND LAYS UP TO 2000 EGGS PER DAY. DURING HER LIFE TIME ( APPROX. 3 YRS. ). THESE EGGS, IF FERTILIZED, ( DIPLOID ) DEVELOP INTO FEMALES ( QUEENS OR WORKERS ). CONVERSELY, UNFERTILIZED ( HAPLOID ) EGGS, FROM A QUEEN, PRODUCE REPRODUCTIVE MALES ( DRONES ).  MANY SOURCES ESTIMATE THAT 3000 BEES WEIGH A POUND. SINCE WORKER EGGS BECOME ADULTS IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS, A BEE COLONY COULD GAIN NEARLY TWENTY POUNDS OF BEES ( 60,000 INDIVIDUALS ) PER MONTH DURING THE HEIGHT OF BROOD REARING . ( ABOUT THE SIZE OF SIX BASKETBALLS ).

THE QUEEN AND HER ATTENDANTS—BROOD-REARING

AFTER A GOOD “ POLISHING “ OF THESE CELLS, BY THE WORKER BEES, AND A FINAL INSPECTION, FROM THE QUEEN, ONE FERTILE EGG WILL BE PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH HEXAGONAL CHAMBER. FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS, BABY BEES” WILL UNDERGO COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS. NURSE BEES WILL NURTURE AND PROTECT THEIR SISTERS WHILE THEY MATURE.  INDIVIDUALS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE COLONY, UTILIZING AN EFFICIENT SOCIAL ORDER AND DIVISION OF LABOR.

NURSE PRACTITIONERS  TENDING THEIR LARVAE

     THESE BEEHIVE NURSES REPRESENT THE YOUTH OF THE COLONY. ONE CAN TELL BY THEIR HAIRY THORAXES AND UNTATTERED WINGS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. THEIR ABILITY TO PRODUCE ROYAL JELLY ( BEE MILK ) IS AT ITS PEAK. THEY SEEK LOVE NOT WAR.  THE SISTERS, THEY ARE FEEDING, WILL RECEIVE THEIR NURSING CREDENTIALS SOON AFTER BECOMING ADULTS. BY THEN, THESE CURRENT NURSES WILL USE THEIR FORAGING SKILLS IN PROCUREMENT OF FOOD SUPPLIES. AFTER THEY HAVE SERVED, IN THIS CAPACITY, THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, IN HIVE AND FIELD DUTIES WILL HAVE DIMINISHED. THESE OLDER SISTERS FORM A SECURITY FORCE,  READY TO INJECT A POTENT VENOM INTO ANY INTRUDER. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, BEES DO NOT DIE, AS A RESULT OF LOSING A STING ORGAN. INSTEAD, THE COLONY REJECTS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR ABILITY TO DEFEND THE COLONY. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE BEEHIVE, THE OLD SOLDIERS JUST “ FADE AWAY “ .

PUPAL STAGE OF HONEYBEES

      THE LARVAE HAVE SPUN THEMSELVES INTO A 3RD DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE ( PUPAE ). THESE WILL UTILIZE THE NUTRIENTS, PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED, TO COMPLETE THEIR METAMORPHOSIS. SOME OF THE QUEEN’S EGGS HAVE FAILED TO HATCH OR PROGRESS TO THIS STAGE. HOWEVER, THIS PUPAL PATTERN  SHOWS GOOD POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCTION OF A  HEALTHY BROOD.  WHEN MATURE, THE PUPAE WILL CHEW THE EDGES OF THEIR CELL CAPPINGS AND EMERGE UPON THE COMB FACE. THE USED CELLS WILL BE RECONDITIONED FOR A NEW GENERATION OF BEE EGGS OR FOOD PRODUCTS.

BEE SPACE WITHIN THE BEEHIVE

     EUROPEAN HONEYBEES CAN ENTER A SPACE ¼ INCH . HOWEVER, WHEN COMB BUILDING, A 3/8 INCH GAP IS MORE DESIRABLE. THE MOVABLE FRAMES. ABOVE, ARE DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE THE BEE COLONY INTO BUILDING HORIZONTALLY WITH A BEE SPACE BETWEEN. THIS ALLOWS THE BEE KEEPER TO REMOVE SINGLE COMBS WITH ONLY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BEEHIVE. INSPECTION FOR COLONY HEALTH IS FACILITATED AND THE COMBS CAN BE INTERCHANGED ,MANIPULATED , AND TRANSFERRED TO FORM ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTIVE SWARMS (NUCLEUS COLONIES). SPACES, SMALLER THAN 1/4”, MAY BE FILLED WITH PROPOLIS ( PLANT RESIN ) AND  SPACES LARGER THAN 3/8" OCCLUDED WITH HONEYCOMB. MOVABLE FRAMES ARE A MUST. HONEYBEES HAVE SURVIVED, ADAPTED, AND THRIVED DUE TO THEIR INNATE ABILITIES, PREVIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED. THEIR FUTURE LOOKS POSITIVE BUT THE INCREASING PRESENCE OF PATHOGENS AND PARASITES CAN NOW ONLY BE REMEDIED BY GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. WILD BEES CANNOT BE PROPERLY CARED FOR. IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO REMOVE BEES THAT HAVE NO KEEPER.

Map of Hillsborough County

FLORIDA HONEYBEE SWARM

BEE  REMOVAL
 TAMPA BRANDON
PLANT  CITY
SEFFNER  LITHIA
SUN CITY
RUSKIN DOVER
NEW  TAMPA

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TAMPA & HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL

BEE REMOVAL-FLORIDA / ADVENTURES

Apian Sting Operation and its parent company, Appalachian Spring Bee Services, have been in business for over 30 years. We were pioneers in the establishment of bee problem resolution statewide. Today, The Sting Operation maintains an experienced team of bee removal specialists;  trained and certified to settle beehive or wasp problems wherever they may occur within the State of Florida.

  Floridabeeremoval.com was founded in 2003 to better educate the public on bee removal issues as well as to share the endorphin euphoria of apian adventures. Over the past 30 years, thousands of beehive issues have been remedied in the Tampa

and Hillsborough region. The following is a reminiscing of some of  those adventures…

 

RAYMOND F. MILLS- BS—Science Education  USF--------FOUNDER---------------
  A cool wind greets the fiery sunrise across the bay. It is mid January. The  swamp woods are aglow with red and golden maple blossoms. This bold floral  genesis promises fulfillment to the nectaral  hope that lives within every beekeeper. Throughout Tampa Bay, both local and migratory apiarians are placing thousands of beehives near the bounteous groves of citrus. Some of these managed colonies will cast wild swarms. When these suddenly appear, near homes and businesses, Aapian will be ready to remove and relocate them.  
 

Every new sunrise awakens us to the call of adventure.

RFM------Aapiansting, inc----------------

    
       
  In season, migratory and Tampa Bay beekeepers set out thousands of beehives from Ruskin to Oldsmar. Within the cities, such as: Tampa, Brandon, and Plant City, bees benefit from early spring blossoms.  Maples and Florida Willow produce an abundance of nectar and pollen early, which  helps build up honeybee colonies. This  build-up (increase) prepares the bees for the copious nectar flow, from the thousands of acres of citrus groves, which is harvested near March or April .  
  Honeybee on tallow tree    
       
 

When provisions are coming in regularly, the queen honeybees will begin laying up to 2000 eggs per day. In about three weeks, the hives will be replete with energetic young workers. Some of the bee colonies will reproduce by “ swarming “ . Most prime swarms, as documented by Aapiansting, will weigh about three pounds ( approx. 1.4Kg ) and contain approx. 8,000 bees, varies according to availability of pollen and nectar.

The reproductive swarms instinctively strive to establish a new home in structural or tree voids. Often, swarms will form nests under eaves, tree limbs, etc. ( exposed nests ) .
honeybee larvae
 
     
 
A honeybee colony utilizes A pound of pollen, A pound of honey, copious amounts of royal jelly, and water to produce one pound of bees ( approx. 2800 ). Bee eggs survive on yolk for about 3 days. Royal Jelly on days 4 and 5, then a mixture of Royal Jelly and Pollen until they pupate. Between then and emergence, a diet of pollen, honey, and royal jelly are provided. The one exception, to this, is the queen caste. These are reared in larger peanut-shaped cells and royal jelly is fed exclusively to them until they pupate.
The Apian food pantry
 
     
 
It is Feb 14th and my cell phone is ringing steadily, alerting me to concerns of bee swarms in the Riverview area . Riverview, five years ago, was a small rural town hugging the banks of the Alafia River. Today, as I truck my way down Hwy. 301, I see endless decorative entries to new housing developments. My GPS is yet to update many of the newly named streets. Luckily, I turn into the proper sub-division and locate the home, where a swarm is hanging in a small palm tree, my project destination.
Reproductive swarm
 
     
 
In the process of shaking the swarm into a cardboard box, a neighbor, two doors down, excitedly proclaimed that bees were “ dancing on her bedroom window “. I agreed to check this out after completion of the swarm removal. I placed a laundry bag over the boxed swarm and treated the stragglers with a pyrethrum mixture.      Many customers prefer live removal of honeybees which gives beekeepers an opportunity to “recycle” them.      
swarm in a box
 
     
 
When a swarm of bees clumps together, scouts search for suitable living space. There may be hundreds of these; inspecting soffits, entering spaces under modular homes, searching into openings on structures ( such as where wiring and plumbing enter ) and some getting lost in the process. This explains why bees were dancing on the neighbor’s window. Her bees were “beefuddled” scouts from the swarm I retrieved. For resolution, I treated the lost scouts and excluded entry points surrounding her electric meter box.

A swarm of Honeybees

entering a structure
 
     
 
I knew I was off to a great adventure when a lady called me from Wesley Chapel ( A good ride up Interstate 75 to the next county,  just north of New Tampa ). A large bee swarm was congregated on her Highlander. As children giggled and neighbors snapped photos, from a distance, the Apian man used A piece of cardboard to scrape the bees into a box. This family enjoyed the bee show. However, at the close, they were glad to see the bees go.  
sweet suv- 6000 passengers
 
     
 
     

Swarm under table

bee swarm beneath

soffit--July

 established colony
 
     
  BEE REMOVAL TAMPA - OPEN WALL  
     
 
THIS CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A CLOUD OF BEES ENTERED THIS WALL SPACE BACK IN MARCH. SHE WANTED THE BEES REMOVED SINCE THEY HAD BEGUN TO CHASE HER LAWN MAN. THE JULY HEAT WAS TOUGH TO HANDLE. THE BEES, ON THE OTHER HAND, WERE RATHER DOCILE. A LIBERAL APPLICATION OF SMOKE MADE THIS LIVE BEE REMOVAL MANAGEABLE. IN ORDER TO PREVENT DROWNING THE BEES, IN THEIR OWN HONEY, THEY WERE SMOKED OFF THEIR COMBS.  
 
     
 
 IN THE ILLUSTRATION, LEFT, THE BEE COLONY HAS RETREATED INTO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE NEST. AT THIS POINT, THE LOWER COMBS WERE CUT AWAY WITHOUT CRUSHING THE BEES. A SMALL VACUUM WAS EMPLOYED TO SLOWLY SUCTION THE INSECTS INTO A CONTAINER. THE CHANCES WERE GOOD THAT THE QUEEN AND HER WORKERS WOULD THEN TRANSFER TO A HIVE IN GREAT CONDITION. THE LOWER COMBS CONTAINED BROOD WHILE THOSE ABOVE WERE HONEYCOMBS.
 
     
 
AFTER THE BEE REMOVAL WAS COMPLETED, POULTRY NETTING WAS PLACED INTO THE WALL VOID. THIS NETTING DECREASED THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER BEE INFESTATION. YOU MAY HAVE TAKEN NOTICE OF THE EXCISED  SIDING, TO THE LEFT OF “JOSH”. THIS BOARD WAS STAPLED AND GLUED BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE WALL WAS TREATED, WITH A PYRETHROID SPRAY, TO ERADICATE THE BEE STRAGGLERS.
 
     
  BEE REMOVAL TAMPA - BIRD BOX  
     
 

THIS BEE COLONY HAS MISTAKEN AN AVIARY FOR AN APIARY. BEES WILL DISPLACE EVEN NESTING OWLS OR DUCKS TO GAIN ACCESS TO BIRD BOXES. THE HONEYCOMBS ARE ATTACHED TO THE LID AND SIDES.

  BEFORE MOUNTING A BIRD HOUSE, STAPLE  A TWO INCH THICK MAT OF POULTRY NETTING  INSIDE THE TOP. THIS WILL PREVENT BEE SWARMS FROM TAKING OVER YOUR PRIZED AVIARY.

 
     
 

BEES CAN NOT BE PROPERLY CARED FOR IN CLOSED BOXES WITHOUT MOVABLE FRAMES.

FLORIDA BEE REMOVAL RELOCATES THESE BY PLACING A NET OVER THE ENTIRE UNIT AND TRANSPORTING THEM TO A SELECTED BEE YARD . AFTER APPLICATION OF SMOKE, THE UNIT IS DISASSEMBLED. A CHEMICAL REPELLENT IS INSTILLED ON A CLOTH AND PLACED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE COLONY. THE BEES WILL EXIT FROM THE FRONT OF THE BOX WHEN THE PANEL IS REMOVED.

   THIS COLONY IS WELL PROVISIONED WITH HONEY AND SHOWS NO SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF DISEASE OR PARASITIC INFESTATION. SINCE IT APPEARS HEALTHY, TRANSFER CAN TAKE PLACE.
 
     
 

THE BEES ARE SHAKEN INTO THE UNIT AT THE LEFT OF THE BIRD BOX. THE WORKER BEES, BEING SMALLER THAN THE DRONES AND QUEEN, CRAWL THROUGH AN EXCLUDER TO THE HIVE BODY BELOW. THE  DRONES ARE EXTERMINATED AND THE QUEEN CAPTURED.

   THE BIRD BOX IS LEFT FOR SCAVANGERS. BEES MOVE THE HONEY TO MANAGED HIVES AND SMALL ANIMALS FEAST ON THE BROOD.   ( ONLY WORKER BEES ARE SAVED) .
 
     
  BEE REMOVAL TAMPA - SOFFIT  
     
 

 OFTENTIMES, A REPRODUCTIVE BEE SWARM

WILL ATTACH ITS NEST TO A TREE LIMB,WALL, OR OTHER OUT CROPPING. THIS COLONY COULD HAVE EASILY ENTERED THE VOID OF THE DECORATIVE COLUMN OR THE SOFFIT. INSTEAD, THEY SIMPLY BUILT THEIR HOME OUTSIDE UPON THE WOODWORK. IN THIS SITUATION, THE COLONY MUST BE TAKEN AWAY AND THE VOID ENTRANCES SEALED. A PYRETHROID SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE AREA TO NEUTRALIZE STRAGGLERS.  
 
     
 

A SOFT STREAM OF SMOKE IS BEING DIRECTED ACROSS THE BEEHIVE. IT IS THIS ELEMENT WHICH IS DRIVING THE BEES ONTO THE SOFFIT TO THE LEFT OF THE NEST.

  THE EXCISION PROCESS BEGINS AT THE RIGHT AND PROCEEDS LEFT. BY THIS APPROACH, BEES ARE NOT CRUSHED NOR DROWNED BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES..  IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS COLONY IS A RECENT SWARM FROM A MANAGED HIVE. GOOD BEES FILL A NICHE THAT, OTHERWISE, MAY BE FILLED BY UNWANTED RACES OF BEES.

 BEEKEEPERS, WITH THEIR WELL MANAGED COLONIES, ARE WELCOME VISITORS WHO HELP CONTROL UNDESIRABLE HONEYBEES. 

 
     
 

OUR COLONY HAS BEEN VACUUMED INTO A BOX AND THEIR COMBS REMOVED. FURTHER UNTOWARD EVENTS HAVE BEEN LESSENED THROUGH SEALING OF SOFFIT AND COLUMN VOIDS. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS WALL IS BUILT WITH T-111 PLYWOOD. THE GROOVES, EXTENTING BEHIND THE SOFFIT, ARE LIKELY PORTS OF ENTRY FOR ANOTHER BEE ISSUE.

THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED TO EXCLUDE THESE SPACES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
 
     
  BEE REMOVAL TAMPA - CLOSED WALL  
     
 

HONEYBEE COLONIES DO VERY WELL IN WALL VOIDS; BETWEEN THE STUDS OF WOOD STRUCTURES, CATACOMBED WITHIN THE UNDULATIONS OF CONCRETE BLOCKS, OR ATTACHED TO CEILINGS BETWEEN FLOORS.

     SEVERAL FACTORS MUST BE KEPT IN MIND BEFORE A CLOSED WALL LIVE REMOVAL IS ATTEMPTED: 1. THE SAFETY ELEMENTS WHICH GOVERN POSSIBLE INJURY; 2. PREVENTION OF PROPERY DAMAGE; 3. ENTRY OF BEES INTO THE STRUCTURE; AND 4. EXCLUSION OF ALL PORTS OF ENTRY.

   THE ESCAPE PORT IS OUTFITTED WITH A WIRE CONE. BEES EXIT, BUT CAN’T RETURN.

 
     
 

THIS NUCLEUS BEEHIVE CONTAINS A SMALL

BUT COMPLETE BEE COLONY. IT HOLDS FIVE FRAMES; 3 EMPTY COMBS, 1 COMB OF BROOD, AND 1 COMB OF HONEY. A QUEEN, BRED FOR DESIRABLE TRAITS, IS INCLUDED.

   THE ENTRANCE OF THE NUCLEUS , BEING PLACED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WALL ESCAPE PORT, WILL ENTICE RETURNING AND EXITING BEES TO ENTER THE NEW HIVE.

    BEFORE EXITING THE WALL VOID, WORKER BEES FUEL UP WITH HONEY. POLLEN FORAGERS RETURN AND ENTER THE NEW HIVE. THESE FACTORS DEPLETE THE WALL COLONY OF PROVISIONS.

 
 
     
 

WHEN POLLEN AND FRESH NECTAR CEASES, THE WALL COLONY SLOWS OR TERMINATES BROOD REARING. THE NUCLEUS GROWS IN NUMBERS AND PROVISIONS. WITHIN 3 WEEKS, THE MAJORITY OF THE WALL COLONY BEES

WILL HAVE MIGRATED INTO THE NEW HIVE.

FLORIDA BEE REMOVAL HAS FOUND THAT THE WALL HIVE WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY DEPLETED TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE NUCLEUS AND SEALING OFF THE WALL ESCAPE PORT.

    IN SOME CASES, THE ESCAPE PORT SHOULD REMAIN OPEN, FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK,  TO ALLOW COMPLETE REMOVAL OF HONEY BY SCAVENGING BEES (ROBBERS).

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PART I – BEE BIOLOGY PART II – APIAN ADVENTURES

 

 

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