>>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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