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flyboy
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Why do bees beard?
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August 13, 2015, 05:11:23 pm »
I notice that two of my hives have bees bearding on the face regularly.
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biggraham610
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Humidity, heat, drying honey, space. Its natural. Kind of cool huh. G
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Dallasbeek
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Don't forget that sometimes it's a sign of an impending swarm. I don't know how to tell when that's the case, though.
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Michael Bush
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http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfaqs.htm#bearding
Any hive that isn't bearding in hot weather is probably a weak hive. I would not take it as a sign of an impending swarm. But the same circumstances, other than the heat, that lead to bearding might be a sing of some of the circumstances that lead to a swarm. If one hive is bearding and the others are not, you might want to see if they need a super...
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