Orange hive in Danger?!?

[@BrianCooper901]

Your hives look nice with the sloping top. Hopefully they all make it through the winter. The mushroom may have been from a squirrel if there are any trees or branches above. Thanks for sharing!

[@thebeesmeads]

Yes we do. That’s reassuring.

[@murat5103]

USA beekeeper always lucky. Dr. Harbo and Tom Glenn work 30 years VSH bees. You can easily reach breeder queen. My advice get good genetics. No winter lose no Nosema no Varroa.. Your bee hives cute ❤. I hope best 🍀

[@shannonlyons3495]

@The Bees' Meads when scanned the ground in the beginning it looked like one of the dead bees was a Queen

[@thebeesmeads]

That would be super scary to see.

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

I am glad the bees are still there. If you don't mind me asking, what part of the country are you in?

[@thebeesmeads]

Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

[@patrickcorbett8361]

Interesting...any mead tasting or making in your agenda? pc

[@thebeesmeads]

Later in the year. Those take a few months to complete.

[@DavidFrat123]

What model is your thermal camera?

[@thebeesmeads]

Flir one

[@olddave4833]

you have the ele fence but the hives look so close that a bear could reach thru and slap the hive off the stand

[@thebeesmeads]

It’s designed as a deterrent. The idea is most bears will go sniffing around and once their nose gets bopped they go away.

[@olddave4833]

@@thebeesmeads except a cup if a cub gets playing around and gets a shock, most of the time they will go right on thru and blat a little which gets the mother excited, then it's game on, the fun begins . I had the fence 4 inches from the ground( for skunks also) and every 4 inches up to 4.5 ft and one night a mom and 3 cubs visited and the cubs got playing around. bears were so many around that p0lace that they would come by even in the day time.

[@beefuzzz8403]

That’s a good cluster of bees, you have carniolan breed

[@TerryWheelyabarrabackApiary]

@@thebeesmeads once the Bears get a good whiff of the Bees game over. There needs to be at least 5 feet between fence and hives. And once a bear tastes the pupae the fence will do nothing in stopping them from then on. Their not after honey. they prefer the pupae of bees. Don't get why your fence is shutting off at night. That's the time the hives are mostly attacked. On some fences they have different settings and icons. E.g Sun Moon and such. Moon is the strongest setting. Make sure the fence has a good earth and none of the wires touching grass. That will drain the battery fast.

[@damonpaith8097]

*Promo SM* 😋