To check if honey bees are in an area ??
Here in the Ardnamurchan we are keen to set up an Amm apiary.
Our preferred site has no known managed honey bees within 5 miles or more. But how best to check if there are wild bees ... unless, that is, we see them foraging. That's a long shot as none of us local beekeepers live there.
If I put in mating hives surely the queens may simply fly their maximum (maybe 16 km or so) to find a mate and we are none the wiser about their immediate environment. But bait hives, yes certainly.
Any other suggestions?
Kate
To check if honey bees are in an area ??
Can't you encourage drone production in selected hives? This would increase the odds of the queens mating with the desired drones .
Drone foundation has uses other than for culling frames!
VM
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk