@wallybeavis @Spacebar that said, in some places, people will vandalize hives that aren’t rotected or monitored. There are keepers who will set up cameras to keep an eye on hives as well.

@wallybeavis @Spacebar I have hives in both situations. At home, I can see them, but it’s just because that’s where I have room for them. I also manage several hives at a farm, those are away from the road.

We don’t have wildlife big enough to mess with them here. Some people use ratchet straps, attaching hives to strong stands. Others will set up electric fencing as a deterrent.

@Matt_Glan very cool. I wanted to add some to a student native wildflower garden at school, but concerns about potential allergies got in the way.

@TheSkoomaCat it’s definitely laying worker - drone brood everywhere, including worker cells. Eggs aren’t attached at the bottom of the cell, either.

I found a University of Guelph video which also suggests combining with the newspaper method. The queen pheromone and brood smell suppresses the workers laying and it’ll go back to normal.

Thanks for weighing in and for the other video recommendation.