Comments on: What to do when your native stingless bees swarm

By: darcy

darcy — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 04:28:49 +0000

due to having a swarming hive for about 2 weeks the hive slowly died off about 4 weeks after the swarming started there is also the chance that they have lost the queen and feeling aimless until they make a new queen and other bees are having a go at a weakened hive due to this

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 08:34:14 +0000

I have 9 hives at my place. If I see a fighting swam I put the sprinkler on near the hive.nthe bees think it’s raining and go home.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 04:33:20 +0000

Christine, It can’t hurt to block up the hive at night and leave it closed ’til the next night; be interesting to see what happens. Tim Heard’s advice to me – which is on this blog – is that they’ll sort it out themselves. Do let us know what you do and any results so we can share your experience. Fingers crossed, Michael

By: Christine Butler

Christine Butler — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 03:44:23 +0000

We have some fighting native bees at the moment and it has been going on for 2 days! they stop for a break at normal going back in their nest time and then come out and normal wake time to start all over again!! Hope we don’t lose them and am very heartened to read here that It is likely this won’t happen! I did wonder if I should tape up their hole once the bees are “finished fighting” for the day! and leave it taped for 24 hours and then reopen it in the hope that all the “enemies” will have gone away. What do you think of this idea.
best wishes Christine Butler
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By: ibika

ibika — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:50:22 +0000

cool…