Jose Thayil 577 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Some videos of my Carniolans wash boarding. Not very good quality (cell phone) but can see ok. These were taken a few years back. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wltOU1aNeLs[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yymQSEfBPgs[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDUXAksDk1w[/media] Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 4,941 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Nice soundtrack with the aviary in the background too. Love the look of your carnies Link to post Share on other sites
Jose Thayil 577 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Any idea why they do it for? Link to post Share on other sites
dansar 5,524 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 bored?:D Link to post Share on other sites
deejaycee 2,457 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 :) very cool video, Jose. don't know why. Closest I can get is it's half-way to a predator response, like the shimmer that Apis Dorsata uses = moving on the face of the comb/hive to give the impression of a larger organism that might put off a predator. They're not fanning, are they? Can't quite tell, but it looks like their wings are not moving. Link to post Share on other sites
tom sayn 1,261 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 maybe they don't like the paint? very pretty carnis. Link to post Share on other sites
dansar 5,524 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 My italians were doing this back in December Link to post Share on other sites
Jose Thayil 577 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Carnis seem do it more than Italians. Don't know why. On closer observation they seem to be either taking something from the wood or putting something on to the wood. After a rain[B],[/B] water does not stick to the places where they did wash boarding. So it think they are putting a thin layer of wax or propolis (polish) on the wood. Not sure that is the case, just a guess..... Link to post Share on other sites
deejaycee 2,457 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 [quote="Jose Thayil, post: 35844, member: 23"] On closer observation they seem to be either taking something from the wood or putting something on to the wood. After a rain[B],[/B] water does not stick to the places where they did wash boarding. So it think they are putting a thin layer of wax or propolis (polish) on the wood. Not sure that is the case, just a guess.....[/quote] hey, could well be. They polish the inside walls of the hive.. polishing and 'rainproofing' the area above the hive entrance would make functional sense as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Janice 3,991 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 That makes sense. I saw mine collecting something (not pollen) from foragers outside the hive one day and doing the same sort of action, so that would be propolis, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
john berry 5,636 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I saw a video of this last year and at the time I thought it was a well-made practical joke as I had never seen this behaviour. Two days later one of my hives at home(Italian ) was doing the exact same thing . The next day there were also showing this behaviour but to a lesser extent. It looks for all the world like some sort of punishment handed out by the Queen. Perhaps they ate more than their fair share of the honey. Link to post Share on other sites
tony 2,001 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Is it hapening on bear wood or is it painted? Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 4,941 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Mine do it on paint Link to post Share on other sites
Jose Thayil 577 Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Happens on both paint and wood. Link to post Share on other sites
tom sayn 1,261 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 they seam to use their toge really like a paint brush, so i guess your right. they paint the board from the outside with propollis or wax. they do it on the inside, so it actually it makes perfect sense to do it on the outside, too. maybe we should wander why they don't do it always rather than why this one is doing it? Link to post Share on other sites
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