How do beehives attract bees?

How to attract bees to beehives Site scout bees, bee trapping is almost half the success. So how do beehives attract bees? Let's take a look at the beehive performance that scout bees like!

1. Investigate the nest site Scout bees are the vanguard of the large-scale out-of-hive activities of the bee colony. When attracting bees, what they want to see most are the search bees of the honeycomb. After the search bees emerge from the hive, they look for new and purposeless honeycombs. The search bees of the honeycomb are in appearance. It is no different from ordinary worker bees, but an experienced bee lure can tell the difference from the behavior of these bees. Because nest search bees show clear search intent while flying.

2. Repeated investigation After the scout bee finds a suitable new nest, it will repeatedly investigate. If the new nest is satisfied, it will return to the nest and notify other search bees of the location of the new nest. Then more scout bees will investigate the location of the new nest. The scout bees point to the same new nest, and the bees will all move to the new nest and start the nest again.

3. Attracting a bee colony Scouting bees are the most basic prerequisite for trapping bees, but scout bees may not be able to trap bees when they come. Because a large number of scout bees are dispatched before the bees fly to the new hive. These scout bees search for some suitable new nests, and eventually the bees will fly to the most new nests. In addition, bees can also be traversed by accidents and other people while they are on the move.

4. matters needing attention

1). There are two types of scout bees: nectar source scout bees and nest site scout bees. Among them, the nest site scout bees can induce bee colonies, and honey source scout bees can only induce a large number of collector bees.

2). Scout bees are worker bees responsible for reconnaissance tasks. Their appearance is the same as that of ordinary worker bees, but in behavior, scout bees often show obvious reconnaissance intentions.

3). After the scout bees arrive, they may not be able to induce the bees. Because the scouts find several suitable nests, they will eventually move to where the scouts point to the most nests.