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Do bees ever change hives?
It can happen if there are a number of hives in the same area. It is a process that beekeepers call drifting. When a worker bee returns from foraging it will normally return to its own hive, but occasionally it may confuse another hive for its own, or for some reason it may not be able to get into its own hive in which case it will look for another hive nearby. As it lands at the hive entrance it will be checked by the guard bees and if the newcomer is carrying nectar or pollen and behaves submissively it will be allowed to enter. Drones (males) seem to have no particular hive loyalty and are allowed entrance to any hive. Drifting is undesirable to a beekeeper because if one hive has contracted a disease it is a process by which the disease could be carried to other hives. Ways of reducing drifting include spacing the hives apart, pointing the entrances in different directions, painting the hives different colours and/or painting different geometric shapes on the front of the hive.
How is a langstroth hive different from other hives?
The Langstroth hive is probably the commonest hive throughout the world, particularly in the United States. It was developed in the mid 1850's by the Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth who recognized the importance of 'bee space' and movable frames. Previously, bees had been kept in straw skeps and had to be driven away at the end of the summer so that the beeeeper could extract the honey harvest. By having movable frames the beekeeper can remove the honey without losing the bees. Most other hives in use today are derived from the same basic principle as the Langstroth hive and a non-beekeper wouldn't know the difference. In the last few years, some new beekeepers have been experimenting with 'frameless' hives again but haven't been particularly successful.
Why do bees leave their hives?
Bees leave their hives for several reasons, such as foraging for food, scouting for new potential hive locations, or to collect water. Worker bees also leave the hive to perform tasks like collecting nectar, pollen, or propolis. On rare occasions, bees may also swarm and leave the hive to establish a new colony.
How do honeybees behave when their hive is overcrowded?
Yes, bee hives do get overcrowded. A hive harbors bees in different life cycle stages, cells, and foods in preparatory and stored stages. It may become too small for its inhabitants and their possessions, in which case drones (male bees) will be ejected with less extreme overpopulation and new hives will be founded under separate queens with more severe overcrowding.
When bees stay close to the hive rain is near by?
Bees stay close to the hive when rain is nearby because they can detect changes in air pressure. If is going to rain and the air pressure drops, the bees will remain in their hives.
Is it Hive the Hive Hives or The Hives for the band they sing a song on the matrix album Ultrasonic Sound?
the hives
How do you form the plural of hive?
The plural of "hive" is hives.
What is the plural noun for hive?
The plural form for the noun hive is hives.
Where are hives usually kept?
Usually in a hive.
Bees are kept in?
A hive, and a collection of hives is called an apiary.
What is the use of Bee Hive shelf?
to store bee hives.....
How do bee hives help poor people?
In poor countries, the income from the sale of honey from even one hive can make a big difference to a family.
Where do domesticated bees live?
In a hive. A group of hives is called an apiary.
Where can you get plans for bee hives?
on the internet, in books, or at a bee hive place @$$
Which is rounder honey or jam?
Honey because it comes from a hive and hives are round!
You have bees hives in your attic will the hives freeze in your cold winter?
Bee hives do not freeze in the winter. Bees slow down and cluster to regulate temperatures inside the hive and survive.
Do all bees make the same hives?
Bees don't make hives. A hive is an artificial home provided by a beekeeper to keep his/her bees in.
