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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Bob Wilson on September 20, 2019, 10:12:22 pm

Title: Listening for the queen.
Post by: Bob Wilson on September 20, 2019, 10:12:22 pm

When I moved my colony into a new hive box, I was reminded of a youtube video by David at Barnyard Bees. As I tranferred about 5 frames, I could hear the bees beginning a droning, roaring sound in the NEW box. I never saw the queen, although I looked at both sides of every frame. But after moving another two frames, the roar shifted and the new box started to become quiet, and the OLD box began loudly droning. I figured she had to be safe in the new hive, and when I tipped the old box to the front entrance of the new one, all those left over bees just marched right in. Amazing!

Title: Re: Listening for the queen.
Post by: RockChucker30 on September 20, 2019, 10:30:16 pm

That is so cool. Amazing that they know that fast.


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Title: Re: Listening for the queen.
Post by: Ben Framed on September 21, 2019, 12:06:43 am

Quote from: RockChucker30 on September 20, 2019, 10:30:16 pm

That is so cool. Amazing that they know that fast.


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Title: Re: Listening for the queen.
Post by: saltybluegrass on September 21, 2019, 08:08:39 am

Welcome RC!

Title: Re: Listening for the queen.
Post by: BeeMaster2 on September 26, 2019, 12:42:16 am

Welcome to Beemaster RC.
Jim Altmiller