At 02:25 AM 5/27/96 +0000, you wrote: >Do you have skunks in the area where you moved the hive to. I had moved a >couple of hives one time and had the same problem. The hives were very >agressive. One thing to look for is grass flattened down in front of the hive >where the skunks feast on the bees. Good luck! If You have Skunks bothering the hive, go to your local carpet store and get a piece of tack strip. Nail this to the outer edge of the landing board. When the skunk thumps the board to get the bees to come out, it will get a nasty suprise and will soon learn to leave tem alone. Franklin D. Humphrey Sr. [log in to unmask]