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  • From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
  • To: "david AT daviddg.com" <david AT daviddg.com>
  • Cc: Orange County Bees <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] no foragers
  • Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:18:27 -0400

Even a very weak hive would have a few foragers. You just might have to watch for a while to see them. Have you checked to be sure the new hive didn't abscond?

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Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Apr 26, 2017, at 11:05 AM, "david AT daviddg.com" <david AT daviddg.com> wrote:

I have a question regarding splits:

A week ago I split one colony. I moved one spit hive with the original queen--plus eggs through capped brood, nectar and pollen--about 6 feet from their original position. I also shook in a frames worth of nurse bees.

I added a new queen to the split colony in the original location (where all the foragers are still returning to).

Thus far there are no foragers flying in and out of the hive which I moved. Should I be seeing some forager activity by now—one week after the split?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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David DiGiuseppe
919-968-9600
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