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    These honeybees showed up on one of my orange trees yesterday. They were not there on Thursday and they stayed until this morning. When I went back out around noon they were all gone. I'm kinda upset they are gone. I don't know why they stopped by. Anyone have any idea?
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    It was merely a swarm. Swarms will travel for a period of time, rest and move on until they decide to take up residence someplace and build a hive. It is possible that they have stayed nearby.....something to keep an eye out for. In the area where you live (whole state) one of the concerns with honeybees is the Africanized variety. You can't tell them apart from their more docile cousins (European Honeybees) visually. The Africanized variety can be extremely aggressive.
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    I know all about the behavior of bee's!

    1. Left alone they make honey.

    2. Bother them and you get STUNG!

    Maybe I'm confused or something. Why did you post this topic in this area? When it clearly says;
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    Since no one else bothered, I will. It's beehavior. Sheeeeeeeesh.
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    Work must be getting to you Rick. Beehave.
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    well i beeleive those bees were the younger bees always swarming this and that no dicipline in them at all always flying around like a bunch of drones should be workers or something feeding the big fat queen kind of like canadian bees do
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    That's beeside the point.

    The bees possibly broke off from a nest that had overpopulated and are now seeking to establish a new colony.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertRogers View Post
    The bees possibly broke off from a nest that had overpopulated and are now seeking to establish a new colony.
    Yep. That's what bees do.

    To think anything else would bee beewildering.
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    sorry i thought i did put it in general.but anyways i found them in a hollow cypress tree approx 100 yards from the orange tree. I called a beekeeper to come get them, he sounded excited about it. I'll let you how he does it.

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    hey whats all the buzz about just have a smoke and beehive.
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    The beekeeper you called will probably do one of two things. Since the bees are not tending to a brood yet, they are eaily drawn to a temporary hive (can be as simple as a cardboard box) using a fermone lure. Another possiblity is to scrape them into a box or container with some sort of spatula. The department of Agriculture in Florida has put out a memo stating that all feral bee colonies should be destroyed due to the increasing threat of Africanized Honey Bees. If he decides to destroy them, he will probably use soap and water either as a spray or foam.
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    Didn't we have the discussion previously about people paying like $100 or $200 for a hive of bees? I bet he was excited.

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    Yep,you are right Chris,here is the link

    http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...highlight=bees
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    Final bee report. Went out to check on the bees prior to the beekeeper coming over and they are gone, looked all over the property and they are no where to bee found.well it was kinda fun for a few days, cancelled the beekeeper.

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    Pretty normal activity for bees. The only hang around when they make a hive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rrsnook View Post
    Final bee report. Went out to check on the bees prior to the beekeeper coming over and they are gone, looked all over the property and they are no where to bee found.well it was kinda fun for a few days, cancelled the beekeeper.
    sounds like they made a bee-line outta there once you called the beekeeper, better bee keeping an eye out for them in the future. They're all the buzz in your area.
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    stay tuned next report......Fire ants

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    I guess the beekeeper beemoaned the lost opportunity

    As the beekeeper walked off muttering

    "2 bee or not 2 bee" that's the loss for me

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    Bee keepers beelieve bee beehavior begins with bees beegetting beefore bee foraging for pollen. Beelieve it or not bee keepers have been heard saying beestill my heart beefore beecoming involved with bee work.
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