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Mon, Jul 18, 11 at 18:28
| Yesterday I woke up to find several hundred bees flying all over my yard, and some of them were attacking my hummingbird feeder and some leftover hummingbird nectar that I forgot to take back in the house. They were very un-aggressive, so I left them alone, they finished all the left-over nectar and went away when the sun went down. This morning there they were again, all over the hummingbird feeder. This hasn't ever happened before that I can remember. They did not form a swarm, they were just flying around and competing for the food source. Might they be part of a swarm that has lost their queen, and just looking for food sources until they find another hive? I'm happy to see them, but I'm worried about them. |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Tue, Jul 19, 11 at 0:58
| No, they're not part of a swarm, a scout bee let the hive know where the easy picking is and now you have allot more. I would take the feeder down for a while or move it. It will take a day or so to find it again. A bee guard is good to have, bees can't reach down to get the sirup. Somebody out there will get sugar honey. |
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