You are right Neil. These bees migrate. After swarming, they quite often find a temporary spot and be on the lookout for a more suitable spot. Sometimes they take a couple of weeks to find the ideal spot and when they do they swarm again. In our area, they do so in the beginning of the year and by the end of May, the hives are full of honey. If you are late by even a week, you will find that the hive is full of larvae and just enough honey for the bees to survive before swarming again. In our area, the Kurba tribe men are camping deep in the forests by mid may and return after 3 to 4 nights in the forests with tins full of honey which they sell to their societies. Regards Yazdy.
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Giant Bees are migratory by habit. This swarm had possibly not settled > down to commence comb-making as they either did not find the miliue > conducive or else were disturbed. Hence on next checking on them 2 > weeks later, found they had vanished without a trace. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > > --- On *Sat, 12/31/11, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraindia:101220] Re: "Id 29122011MR1" beehive on > Azadirachta indica tree at Pune > To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Madhuri Raut" <[email protected]>, "efloraindia" < > [email protected]> > Date: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 4:54 AM > > > Neil: thanks > I have heard of bees disappearing, perhaps moving en masse to another > part of forest or range... but I dont understand the hive disappearing > altogether... its wax mainly how can wax disappear.. what in nature digests > wax..??? and that quickly... unless black bears are around that eat it or > tribals who remove them... but tribals would not remove a small hive... > this hive looks black... hives I have seen on trees or inside bee boxes all > were brown... MYSTERY!!! > > Thanks for the pictures... and the mystery... > > I wonder if we have a member or two who may be expert in Apis > behaviour??? or life cycles?? > > Usha di > ============ > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Neil Soares > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Hi, > The Giant Bee / Rock Bee [Apis dorsata] is found all over India. Combs > may be found suspended from over-hanging rock ledges, tall buildings or > even on branches of large trees. Good quality honey and wax is obtained > from their hives. Ferocious by nature, their sting is very painful. The > bees are not easily amenable to domestication but once hived are quite > harmless. > In May 2009 suddenly discovered a hive on my Banyan tree which > inexplicably disappeared without a trace 2 weeks later. Sending a few > photographs. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Fri, 12/30/11, ushadi Micromini > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: ushadi Micromini > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > > > Subject: Re: [efloraindia:101220] Re: "Id 29122011MR1" beehive on > Azadirachta indica tree at Pune > To: "Madhuri Raut" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Cc: "Neil Soares" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>>, > "efloraindia" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Friday, December 30, 2011, 9:01 PM > > > Neil: > very nice > do they bite? > how strong a sting? > > and Honey ... looks like agood sized production unit.. do they have good > quality honey in the hive? > > Usha di > PS by the way... > a very Happy new year > =========== > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Madhuri Raut > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Wow so many beehives. Wonderful pictures. so clear Thanks for sharing Neil > ji > > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Neil Soares > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Hi, > Nice photographs of a beehive of the Giant Bee / Rock Bee [Apis dorsata]. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Fri, 12/30/11, Madhuri Raut > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Madhuri Raut > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [efloraindia:101220] Re: "Id 29122011MR1" beehive on > Azadirachta indica tree at Pune > To: "Ushadi micromini" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Cc: "efloraindia" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Friday, December 30, 2011, 1:02 PM > > > Thank you Ushadi for your appreciation > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > very nice and courageous of you > usha di > == > > On Dec 29, 9:12 pm, Madhuri Raut > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > 29 Dec 2011 > > Sharing pictures of a beehive I spotted today on Azadirachta indica -neem > > tree at a private society at Pune > > -- > > Regards > > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > > IMG_1333_1.jpg > > 275KViewDownload > > > > IMG_1318_1.jpg > > 411KViewDownload > > > > > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > > > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > >
