Unusual waggling/shaking

[dolbz]

I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following video. This was a cast swarm that came to my bait hive. I put them in a nuc two weeks ago, fed them and let them get on with it. Today was my first proper look at them. All looking fairly good apart from a few doing this unusual shaking. My best guess is a low level of CBPV. Is this anything to be worried about at this stage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-StgkFOS0g

 

[B+.]

I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following video.

My first thought was that the forceful shaking was an attempt to remove a varroa mite but I didn't see any.
CBPV is more of a shiver than a shake so I don't believe it is that either.
Not very helpful, I'm afraid.

 

[Nige.Coll]

I think it's trying to get the attention of other bees before it does a waggle dance. Or there is food really close and that is it's directional dance .
Doesn't look like cbpv.

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[dolbz]

My first thought was that the forceful shaking was an attempt to remove a varroa mite but I didn't see any.

That was what I was thinking while I was there but couldn't see any in person either. I think Nige.Coll may be right, looking at it again they could be just getting the attention of others. I spent quite a while looking at this hive as I was trying to spot the newly mated queen. It may be totally normal and I've just never really noticed this behaviour before. Thanks for looking.

 

[masterBK]

Having watched the video I think it is the Tremble dance.
• Carried out by returning nectar laden forager if she experiences a long unloading delay ( before house bees takes her regurgitated nectar from her)
• She shakes her body back and forth while rotating her body axis by 50 degrees every second or so and while walking slowly across the comb
• This dance is used to recruit more house bees to switch to receiving nectar from foragers and storing it

 

[dolbz]

Having watched the video I think it is the Tremble dance.

Wow that's a new one to me. Thanks for the information and explanation. I need to do some more reading about it.

 

[drex]

Seeley talks about it on one of his you tube videos. Sorry cannot recall which. Sorry

 

[dolbz]

Seeley talks about it on one of his you tube videos. Sorry cannot recall which. Sorry

I found a Seeley talk which describes this. I figured I'd link it in case anyone else is interested. The full talk is good if you can tolerate the video/audio quality. The tremble dance is described at about 25:25 https://youtu.be/tg8y2Sb906I