Honey Bee Behavior, Drone Evictions In Spring Varroa Resistant Hygienic Behavior

Honey Bees evicting male bees (drones) one early June morning. This video shows female worker bees disposing of the bodies and cleaning up. Honey bee-havior is always interesting, I hope you enjoy it. Had I visited the apiary just one hour later, there would be no evidence of this behavior for me to observe. Temperatures fell to 34 degrees f., overnight. We've had several weather related setbacks this spring and honey hasn't come in as it historically has. These are hygienic honey bees that often clean out brood and cells when they detect a problem, even unhatched bees are often removed and discarded. They have their own standards of acceptance. May be the result of varroa born pathogens.

Видео Honey Bee Behavior, Drone Evictions In Spring Varroa Resistant Hygienic Behavior канала Frederick Dunn