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Offline labradorfarms

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Clean up or clean up and repair
« on: December 04, 2014, 09:19:31 pm »
I know when its cold pest move in reguardless of what we do... Waxmoths , mice etc.....

Around here is has been 30 one day 60-72 the next.....

My question is on a warm day will the Bees kill these pest and clean it all back up and rebuild??? Or do they wait until the spring arrives again to do a full clean up and repair the damage?
Or do they merley just kill the pest and clean up and save repairs for spring?

Offline Culley

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Re: Clean up or clean up and repair
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2014, 02:34:04 am »
It's not very cold where I live - but wax moths only get a foothold in weak hives here, or if there is way too much room in the hive.

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Re: Clean up or clean up and repair
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2014, 09:05:34 am »
I have never seen a colony kill a mouse in winter.  They will kill a mouse in summer sometimes...
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Re: Clean up or clean up and repair
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2014, 03:37:09 pm »
I agree, I've seen mice nesting right next to the cluster without a care in the world until I open the hive.
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Offline Paul Reyes

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Re: Clean up or clean up and repair
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2014, 06:43:35 am »
Bees are not that much aggressive in the winter, but summer time kill waxmoths and I've even seen them kill rats as well.
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