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Gardening Area => Beekeeping => Topic started by: Seedling88 on December 09, 2013, 03:06:03 AM

Title: Do bee's provide protection?
Post by: Seedling88 on December 09, 2013, 03:06:03 AM

Say one was to farm bees close to their home.  Would the colony of bees being raised defend the area from other insects trying to move in such as wasps and hornets?  Just curious.

Title: Re: Do bee's provide protection?
Post by: Sunshine on December 09, 2013, 04:10:20 AM

They will only defend their hive from other insects, not the outlying area.

Title: Re: Do bee's provide protection?
Post by: PermieGing on December 09, 2013, 12:52:31 PM

Wasps and hornets eat honeybees also

Title: Re: Do bee's provide protection?
Post by: Seedling88 on December 09, 2013, 04:04:46 PM

Interesting.  So have other insects been known to take over a hive and ruin the bee farmers harvest?

Title: Re: Do bee's provide protection?
Post by: PermieGing on December 09, 2013, 04:58:17 PM

Yes but that varies on the region your raising bees in