Got two nucs last Sat. Put them in the new hive with 5 new frames. This morning put a deep box on top the brood box..They were crowded and filled the 5 new frames quick..Took the top off and about 10 thousand bees came a swarming out..I quickly put the new box on closed up and worked on the second hive..Well there had to 20 thousand in the hive, and yep all 20 thousand came out fighting. cloud of mean little suckers.Put the new box on top and closed up..Well the 20 thousand didn't want to settle down and came looking for a fight...Walking away very quickly, Down to 10 thousand now all looking for a place to put a stinger..Walking away still! maybe down to a couple thousand. .50 yards away , down to maybe a couple hundred.Stopped walking and stood still...They finally gave up looking for a soft spot for a stinger to go..Walked back and took of hood and coat...Glove had hundreds of stingers hanging from it...Only got stung once thru the glove.. Mental note to self-- find long leather gloves..
Will give feed back later as i look at the bees in a day or so...Leather gloves in hand
Mud
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