Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Tue, 5 Jan 2016 10:02:41 -0700 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Hi Deborah,
Can you give a little more background?
Where do you (your bees) live? It's winter where I am and it's unusual
for bees to abscond at this time. It's too cold to fly anywhere among
other things.
As a rule, bees abscond because they are VERY stressed where they are.
Stressors can include varroa, tracheal mites, constant agitation, drought,
fire, and ants. If you just installed a package, the bees are in a sort of
swarm mode and may have viewed your accommodations as a mere stop on their
journey elsewhere.
Cheers,
Kristina Williams
Boulder, CO
USA
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
|
|
|