Earlier I posted a problem about MO. I stated that it seemed to upset
the bees.
It was the last hive of 17 that I had to do and thought maybe I had
used too much oil because the bees were running out of the hive and I
had a hard time putting the supers back. It also was a hot afternoon
and I thought the oil
dirpersed too fast.
This time I was very slow and deliberate. I tried a little oil at
first and even put some in harms way for the bees. Some got into it
pretty good. Others I saw stick their tongues into it. I didn't have
any bees start running around. All went very well for the first 16
hives.
Then I got to the hive that had acted so bad last time. I carefully
put the oil on and watched. The bees in this hive went crazy on me
again!!!!! My conclusion
is that something else here is in play. I don't know what. The hive
is in the shade and I was careful with the MO.
Just an observation that may help somebody,
billy bee