G’Day Folks. Our Australian native bees have been swarming every morning for the past 4-5 days.
There can be a few reasons as to why & at this point I’m not too concerned that we will lose the hive. These fellers are the Tetragonula hockingsi.
If you could help us out removing the bees into a new hive we’d really appreciate it. 👍
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As a beekeeper from Europe these bees are so interesting to me. I guess there is a lot of studying to be done on these species! All the new beehaviours, excuse the pun.
My guess is small hive beetle. Few dead bees means you probably don't have invaders. A mating swarm forms a big ball which yours are not doing. I would treat it like an invasion and capture the swarm. You can then move it into a new box. Open yours and check what's happening. Look for little maggots and the odd beetle. It's a dead give away. If that is the case, you can't move the brood. Search for the queen and just move her into the new box. Apply a lot of diatomaceous earth around the base of the old hive to kill the small hive beetle larvae. Put the new box a distance away. Good luck mate. I did a video recently about exactly this issue. I hope you act where I didn't and save your hive.
1 beehive can’t have 2 queens.make 1more hive for another Queens
you need a couple of boxes to put them in
Seen another hive doing the same during the week I think it has to do with hot days
Hey if you're going to have another queen please donate a hive to honchos. He needs a pollinator in his greenhouse!
Probably a mating swarm if you aren't seeing dead bees. They will most likely be drones waiting for the virgin queen to emerge. She will either be replacing the queen in your colony or heading off to start a new one in a location they have already chosen and started to stock with stores.
The smaller congregations you said you've previously seen, if they were in Autumn or early Winter, would have been drones ejected from your hive. They are a drain on resources in the hive so prior to cold weather they are pushed out of the hive and not allowed to return. They of course hang around and try to get back in and will group up nearby to sleep at night.
The natives don't really abandon their hives as far as I know because the queen, once mated and laying, cannot fly, so cannot leave. I guess they could take a virgin queen and leave but I'm not sure if this is something they do or not. The ones I've seen that aren't doing well will struggle along until the end.
Hi Rob, not sure about native bees but honey bees expell the drones at some point. Can also be time for a split. Had to get rid of my bees as we found out the hard way he is allergic to them. So not only have you got me into aquaponics but now I have an itch for natives to do the pollination. Cheer Pete for Sandy WA
We always keep a swarm box nearby to give the swarm someplace to go.
Groovy!