tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post7291851347947648972..comments2018-11-29T21:54:37.049-06:00Comments on Watch Out For The Bull: How's the Grain Sorghum Doing?Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-52851984271585467232014-07-15T07:03:55.443-05:002014-07-15T07:03:55.443-05:00Sorry. I think things got lost in translation. I m...Sorry. I think things got lost in translation. I meant that it was impossible to establish them because they are either there or they aren't. If you coax them there somehow by providing them with a better home which is what they seek when swarming, then by definition they aren't wild anymore. There were lots of wild bees around and the best way to find them is simply to follow them when they are collecting nectar. They are pretty easy to follow, much easier than you might expect.<br /><br />Wild bees aren't a problem around domesticated bees. In fact, chances are that they are domesticated European bees that just swarmed their hive somewhere else. It happens quite often in strong hives. The bees to worry about are the much more aggressive African bees which I haven't heard much about for over a decade. I know they made it up into Texas from the south. At one point they said they would kill a hive of European bees and take it over but I suspect that ended up wrong and they simply interbred to the point where they aren't so aggressive they kill people with regularity anymore. I've certainly ran across swarms of bees in the deep south that were pretty aggressive and wondered if they have African blood in them. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-85525751519167634552014-07-14T22:53:18.796-05:002014-07-14T22:53:18.796-05:00The way I see the world, nothing is really impossi...The way I see the world, nothing is really impossible, although it might not be worth the effort.<br /><br />I've stumbled across at least three feral colonies of bees (two were up in trees in the open, and one was in a dead tree that had a large split) over the last 3-4 years, plus there is a large established one near the barn in a partially hollow tree. <br /><br />For all I know there might be even more colonies of feral bees scattered around the farm already, and there would be no point in encouraging more feral bees.<br /><br />I wonder if feral bee colonies would be compatible with a domesticated bee hive? Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-45606278710070761762014-07-14T17:55:58.918-05:002014-07-14T17:55:58.918-05:00Establishing a wild bee hive is impossible but cre...Establishing a wild bee hive is impossible but creating a domesticated bee hive is relatively easy to do. Be forewarned though that you start off with one and end up with a couple hundred. At least that is what happened to my parents before they came to their senses and sold them off.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com