Beersinthegarden
New Bee
Good morning
I am only a 2nd year beekeeper and have only handled my bees so have nothing to compare them too. They don't mind me being near the hives or my dog walking up near them which I like, but they seem to have started to dislike inspections and have noticed they seem a little more nervous on the frames and on occasions started to jump off frames onto me and sometimes trying to sting. I guess I just wanted to know is this normal behaviour from most bees or are they a little more defensive than average bees people keep?
I also have a possible queen less split and was contemplating buying a new queen for them as I have never had the experience of trying a select bred queen (my bees were just bought fairly local) I guess I wanted some opinions on which queens were good and calm for beginners and if I should try a new queen or just stick to my current stock.
I am only a 2nd year beekeeper and have only handled my bees so have nothing to compare them too. They don't mind me being near the hives or my dog walking up near them which I like, but they seem to have started to dislike inspections and have noticed they seem a little more nervous on the frames and on occasions started to jump off frames onto me and sometimes trying to sting. I guess I just wanted to know is this normal behaviour from most bees or are they a little more defensive than average bees people keep?
I also have a possible queen less split and was contemplating buying a new queen for them as I have never had the experience of trying a select bred queen (my bees were just bought fairly local) I guess I wanted some opinions on which queens were good and calm for beginners and if I should try a new queen or just stick to my current stock.