Julie65 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi I am a new beekeeper - 1 week in. My bees don't want to use the entrance. They try to get in through the corners and edges of the beehaus. I've had a look at them today, some flew out, and all clustered together at one of the edges (near the bungee hole). Tried to entice some of them to their entrance with no success. They walk in the opposite direction and fly back to where they were. I'm not seeing them fly in and out at all. What can I do? Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 No takers to answer, I see. I hope they are not able to get in and out other than using the entrance. What can you do? Open the entrance? RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 No takers to answer, I see. Everyone who is able to answer is probably tending their bees and im sure they will bee along soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi Julie, Thanks for your post - I am sorry that up until now you have not received any constructive assistance with your conundrum... I know this may be stating the obvious - but is the entrance blocked by the silver hive blocker attachment? If its facing "closed" the bees will not be able to enter or exit the hive but if its open (you should see the blocker saying Wasp) this has the 4 spaces for the bees to get in and out of... The bees should not be able to exit through any other part of the Beehaus so not sure why they are getting confused so it may be worth removing the entrance blocker for a while until the bees get accustomed to knowing that is where they need to gain entry or exit from... I am sure they will soon realise that they are doing something wrong and start using the entrance... I know my bees took a while but they are now using the entrance as they should be... What I would say is if the problem persists, let me know and I will pop my thinking cap on to see if I can think of anything else to help... Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 quinomlet, Very sorry. I thought I said that. Perhaps I should have left off the second question mark, but in essence the same. RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie65 Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks for the responses. No, the entrance blocker isn't in place I will keep an eye on them during this week. I can show a local beekeeper and see what he thinks. Will let you know! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Used the divider as a dummy? Regards, RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 They might be using the hole - as mentioned in another post (where the hive was closed up but the bees escaped). Failing that, they may well be a very distressed colony by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
