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Re: drones at looser ends
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Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:58:06 GMT
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>>I keep bees in Brooklyn Ny. Lately, the neioghborhood has been plagued by honeybees that buzz around like yellow-jackets... are the workers already beginning to evict drones from the hive in late August?


It's too early for drone evictions - they are still needed for mating.  Honeybees in robbing pursuits often buzz around zigzag-like similar to yellow jackets.  The nectar flow has dimished and perhaps this is what's occuring.

Got any photos of these mavericks?

Waldemar
Long Island, NY

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