Question for the group.

There is a lot of "robbing" going on right now in Maine and I had some with
one hive, the strongest one!

I added an entrance reducer and the robbing behavior dropped after a day or
so.

With the latest research on bees from collapsing colonies found in hives
all around their hive, I wonder -

is some of the "robbing" actually bees from away being driven back by guard
bees?

I know there are beekeepers in the area who do not treat and regularly lose
colonies about this time.Another reason for my soon to be OAV treatment.

As an aside. At a recent chapter meeting a beekeeper brought a sticky board
forward and I saw it at a distance and wondered why he made up a black
sticky board. You guessed it. It was black with mites. Came from a MAQS
drop.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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