Difference between revisions of "Hive entrance observations"

Revision as of 18:20, 19 February 2019

Accumulation of bees near the hive entrance --> possible motives:

Observation	Possible motives	Management options
Accumulation of bees near the hive entrance	lack of space for bees/hot weather	provide enough water, provide shadow, check if the colony has enough space in the hive (add chamber or split the colony)
Ventilating bees at hive entrance	/	/
Returning pollen foragers	/	/
Collection activity at hive entrance	/	/
Faecal splatter at the hive entrance	/	/
Abnormal or nervous behavior	/	/
Wasps or hornets flying in and out the hive	/	/

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 ! Management options
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-| Accumulation of bees near the hive entrance
+| '''Accumulation of bees near the hive entrance'''
 | lack of space for bees/hot weather
 | provide enough water, provide shadow, check if the colony has enough space in the hive (add chamber or split the colony)
 |-
-| lack of space for bees/hot weather
+| '''Ventilating bees at hive entrance'''
+| /
+| /
+|-
+| '''Returning pollen foragers'''
+| /
+| /
+|-
+| '''Collection activity at hive entrance'''
+| /
+| /
+|-
+| '''Faecal splatter at the hive entrance'''
+| /
+| /
+|-
+| '''Abnormal or nervous behavior'''
 | /
 | /
 |-
-| lack of space for bees
+| '''Wasps or hornets flying in and out the hive'''
 | /
 | /
 |}
 <br />
-'''Ventilating bees at hive entrance'''<br />
-'''Pollen on bees'''<br />
-'''Collection activity at hive entrance'''<br />
-'''Faecal splatter at the hive entrance'''<br />
-''Abnormal or nervous behavior''<br />
-'''Wesps flying in and out the hive'''<br />
-==References==
-<references/>