Page 184, Guide to Bees and Honey, 1997, by Ted Hooper..."Often, this [robbing] will go on until the robbed colony is devoid of all stores, when they will starve or possibly all go home to the robbers' hive. I always think that this must be the way in which 'Marie Celeste' hives are produced - a hive in which a hive is completely empty of bees, stores and brood, but in which every cell is cleaned up and in perfect condition."
You heard it here last, naturally.
3 comments:
What a wonderful man Ted Hooper was. The world lost a great beekeeper with his recent passing away.
This is one of a kind blog.I'm scared of bees.
Like this though.
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