I also did a hive combination yesterday and removed a feeder bag from under the Imrie shim. I set the almost empty bag on top of the stack of boxes.
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This morning the bag is being worked over by bald faced hornets. I've seen them cannibalizing my bees but never taking sugar water.
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Their faces are those that only their mother could love. They look like the stuff of horror movies to me when you gaze at them like this, up close and personal! They even fought among themselves, sending one of the group off to look for live bees to carry home to the nest.
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Below is a picture I found on Google of the other cannibal in my bee yard:
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Your site is very interesting, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHm i like hornets a bit :) (but i hate wasps). I don't want to get stung by them but they are fascinating. We have a lot of them in the area and its interesting if i sit on the veranda in the evening while a deep bussing bomber comes his way :)
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