Why are there so many dead bees in the hive mouth? What s the deal with more drones that die outside

The bee colony has the ability to clean up the debris inside the beehive, and under normal circumstances, the bees that die in the hive will be cleaned out of the nest by the worker bees, so although there are dead bees in the hive, the number is generally not much, but sometimes it will be found that there are a large number of dead bees at the mouth of the beehive, so let's take a look at why there are many dead bees at the mouth of the beehive!

1. Sick bee colonies

Bee colony disease is the main reason for many dead bees in the mouth of the beehive, although bees and other organisms have birth, old age, sickness and death, under normal circumstances, the worker bees will clean up the bee corpses in the hive, but after the bee colony is sick, on the one hand, it is too late to clean up because of the more bee corpses, on the other hand, the ability of the bee colony itself to clean the hive will also decrease, so at this time, a large number of dead bees can be seen inside the hive or at the door of the hive.

2. Freezing to death at low temperature

The colony has the ability to regulate the internal temperature of the hive, but this does not mean that the bees will not be frozen to death, in fact, it is extremely common for worker bees to freeze to death during the overwintering period, especially improper heat preservation often leads to a large number of worker bees to die, and the low temperature outside the nest makes these bee corpses unable to be cleaned out, or just dragged to the door of the nest by the worker bees (at this time, the worker bees who clean up the bee corpses will also be frozen and die when they come out of the nest).

3. Death of starvation

Bees feed entirely on flowers and can make honey from flowers, when there is a lack of nectar source in the outside world, the bee colony will feed on the stored honey, if the bee colony does not store honey and the beekeeper does not feed it, the bees will be starved to death, so that there are many dead bees inside the hive or at the door of the hive, and this situation is most common in the new bee colony, because there is generally no honey storage in the new bee colony.

Fourth, enemy invasion

There are many enemies of bees in nature, among which the greatest threat to the bee colony is the wasp, when the wasp invades the bee colony, the guard bee will fight with it, but the bee is not the opponent of the wasp in general, so the bee colony invaded by the wasp will have a large number of worker bees killed, in addition, the bee theft hazard is also an important reason why there are many dead bees at the mouth of the beehive, and these dead bees are the corpses left by the two swarms after the battle.

Summary: Bees are actually very clean insects, and when there are dead bees in the colony, the worker bees will clean them out of the nest, but the cleaning ability of the worker bees is limited after all, especially when the worker bees die in large numbers, they have no time to clean up, resulting in a large number of dead bees in the hive or at the door of the hive.

It may be because of the low temperature and was frozen to death, or it may be invaded by enemies.

Generally, a large part of the reason is that there are many dead bees caused by diseases, and sometimes the worker bees cannot be cleaned up in time because of the large number of dead bees, and all of them will accumulate at the mouth of the beehive.

It may be caused by the environment, it may be caused by temperature, illness, low temperature, or hunger.

The reason why all the bees died inside the box:

1. Insufficient nutrition. Although bees collect honey, they also need to eat, and when there is not enough food in the outside world, and the stored honey is not enough to maintain the colony, some of the weaker bees will die.

2. At this time, the farmer will add food to the beehive, if the food is insufficient for a long time, the bees are thinking about collecting food everywhere, then the dead bees will naturally slow down, and the residual time will become longer.

3. Temperature change. Bees are sensitive to temperature changes, and they have neither effective means of keeping out the cold nor high-quality means of heat dissipation, so the temperature is too high or too low to be more prone to bee death, but at present, the death of this cause mostly occurs in winter.

4. Generally, after the arrival of winter, it is recommended that beekeepers appropriately adjust the distance of the beehive, and carry out appropriate insulation measures for the beehive, so that the bees can better survive the winter. It is normal for bees to freeze to death in winter for a longer period of time, because the bees that are cleaned at this time will freeze to death if they stay for a long time.

Honey bee farming is a common species in China. When raising bees. Everyone should know that there is a very clear division of labor for honey bees, such as queen bees, drones, and worker bees.

The main task of the drone is to mate with the queen bee, lay eggs, and reproduce. But sometimes you will find a lot of dead drones outside the hive while breeding. So what is the main reason for this?

Let's have a feast with the school and take a look!

1. Death before wintering.

Drone deaths now occur more often before overwintering. Because bees need to consume a lot of food to resist low temperatures when they overwinter. So in beehives with a lot of drones, the staff usually drives most of the drones out of the beehives.

Avoid drones consuming food and doing nothing. When drones are driven out of their nests, they are often frozen to death due to the inability to collect honey, lack of food, and low temperatures. So, it's normal for a large number of dead drones to appear outside the hive every winter, so you don't have to worry.

2. Insufficient nectar source.

In fact, the situation before wintering is similar. In many cases, there is not enough honey in the beehives**. In the honey shortage period, in order to concentrate the grain on the worker bees and queen bees, the utilization conversion rate is improved.

Drones are also sacrificed by worker bees and driven out of their nests to ensure the sustainability of the colony. Moreover, during the honey shortage period, not only males, but also immature young bees are driven away. It is also mainly to ensure that the bee colony can pass the honey deficiency period normally and avoid the death of worker bees and queen bees.

3. Death after mating.

In the entire swarm structure, the drone can be said to be the easiest, because the Sakura drone mainly mates with the queen bee and has no other work. So, if there are a large number of drones in a hive, either the queen bee is missing or the queen bee's reproductive ability is reduced. Then that's why this happens.

If the queen bee in the colony has a strong reproductive ability, then the drones will be driven out of the nest immediately after mating, if there is a shortage of nectar sources. Drones will starve to death or die near gates due to lack of nectar sources, and will eventually be dragged out of the hive by worker bees. If the nectar source is in good condition, there will still be some drones in the colony.

Then here is a brief introduction to how many drones die outside the beehive. In fact, if that happens, you won't worry too much because it doesn't matter. Maintaining the structure of the colony or keeping the colony sustainable is an option, and it won't make much of a difference.

Part of the expertise** network.

Summary. First: Widespread deaths.

This situation generally occurs in the new bee colony and the bee colony that encounters a bad climate after taking honey, the main reason is that the beekeeper does not feed the beekeeper, the number of dead bees is large, at the bottom of the beehive and around the beehive piles of death, the larvae also die, the bee eggs are eaten by the worker bees, the larvae appear typical starvation, in this case, we only need to observe whether there is honey in the bee colony, if there is no powder and no honey, it can be judged that it is starvation death. This situation is very serious, sometimes we are more difficult to remedy, bees can die of starvation in two days, bee tribes have tried, lack of honey for more than two days can basically all die. So how many bees we can save from starvation-induced bee deaths depends mainly on how soon or late we find out.

Second: pesticide poisoning.

If it is pesticide poisoning, this is a common phenomenon, it will not be a single bee colony, it is all equal groups that die, and the stronger the bee colony, the more serious the death, the number of dead bees outside the box is more than the number of bees in the box, and the nearby bee farm will also die, for this situation, it can be judged as pesticide poisoning, the method is to remove the remaining bee spleen and pollen in the bee colony, and transfer the field in time.

Thirdly: there are deaths from fighting.

All the bees died in the box, and there were many foreign bees during the day.

First: large-scale mortality generally occurs in the new bee colony and the bee colony that encounters a bad climate after taking honey, the main reason is that the beekeeper does not feed the beekeeper, the number of dead bees is large, at the bottom of the beehive and around the beehive piles of death, the larvae also die, the eggs are eaten by the worker bees, the larvae appear typical starvation, in this case, we only need to observe whether there is honey in the bee colony, if there is no powder and no honey, it can be judged that it is starvation death. This situation is very serious, sometimes we are more difficult to remedy, bees can die of starvation in two days, bee tribes have tried, lack of honey for more than two days can basically all die.

So how many bees we can save from starvation-induced bee deaths depends mainly on how soon or late we find out. Second: pesticide poisoning if it is pesticide poisoning, this is a common phenomenon, it will not be a single bee colony, it is all equal to the death of the group, and the stronger the bee colony, the more serious the death, the number of dead bees outside the box is more than the number of bees in the box, and the nearby bee farm will also die, for this situation, it can be judged as pesticide poisoning, the method is to remove the remaining bee spleen and pollen in the bee colony, and transfer the field in time.

Thirdly: there are deaths from fighting.

Judging from the situation you described, it is very likely that he died after fighting the bees outside.

Because bees don't live long, and injuries can easily die.

Bees are social insects that are composed of queen bees, drones, worker bees, and other individuals.

Morphology:

The body is small, the cephalothorax is black and white, the queen bee is about long and about long, the body color is black or brownish-red, and the whole body is covered with black and dark yellow hairs. The body length of the worker bee is about 11 mm, the beak is about 5 mm long, and the dorsal plate of the ventral segment is black and yellow.

The abdomen of the middle bee in the high latitude and high mountainous area is black, and the abdomen of the middle bee in the low latitude and plain area is yellowish, and the whole body is covered with gray short villi. The drone is about long and has a black or black-brown body color, and its whole body is covered with gray hairs.