I've always had a purple martin house, but since I've started keeping
bees I wonder if I need to get rid of the martin house.   Since I've started
keeping bees I've noted a marked increase in the number of martins that
hang out on the power lines near my martin house.  (I counted over 40
one day.)  Do martins eat bees?  Can martins have an effect on hive
population or does a healthy hive raise enough brood that it isn't a
problem?  Are the martins likely to get the queen on her mating flight?
 
                                  -Steve Phillips-
                                     - Perry, KS -
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