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absconding

3 surprising reasons your bees might leave and never...

5 years ago
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absconding

Two beekeepers watch their bees abscond

6 years ago
85 Comments
absconding • honey bee behavior

Gone! The Oklahoma colonies abscond

7 years ago
30 Comments
Absconding-colony-1 hanging from hive stand
varroa mites

Absconding bees or death by Varroa?

7 years ago
132 Comments
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
absconding

Absconding: when your bees move on

9 years ago
21 Comments
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
absconding • honey bee management

Drones under house arrest

9 years ago
18 Comments
absconding • bee biology • how to

My bees left! How to prevent absconding

9 years ago
53 Comments
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
absconding

My bees swarmed right after installation

10 years ago
34 Comments
Honey bees do not return in the spring. An assortment of grren and yellow bee hives in an apiary.
honey bee management

Do honey bees leave in winter and return in spring?

10 years ago
39 Comments
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
quotations

Actually, I was thinking of absconding

10 years ago
2 Comments
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
absconding • diseases

Absconding or CCD?

11 years ago
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Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
honey bee behavior • predators

Update on ants

11 years ago
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bee stories • honey bee behavior • pests

Bad ant advice and the ascension of bees

11 years ago
142 Comments
swarm on a swing
absconding • beekeeping equipment • how to

Why did my bees leave their hive?

12 years ago
69 Comments
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
absconding • miscellaneous musings • pesticides

Christmas swarm saved by caring homeowner

12 years ago
8 Comments
A swarm in a tree. Absconding and swarming are very different.
honey bee behavior

Why do honey bees swarm (or abscond) in the fall?

13 years ago
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