Moths

[DarkNacht]

Im fairly sure the worker bees are what matter for pollination, not full it is.

[Shadeen]

Yes, typically 100% bee skeps with no Queens or drones in would have a number showing a few thousand worker bees inside. So we're saying the same thing

I don't think the number of the worker bees matters, though, as all of my skeps perform just as well, and they range from 20k to 60k (plus?). I've never had a tree flower and not get pollinated by the empty 100% bee skeps, unless it flowered very close to a season change.

Or have you found that after a bee skep is emptied out (by removing queen bees and drones) the worker numbers slowly diminish? I have some pretty old skeps that still have plenty of worker bees inside, and some new ones that have fewer workers. Let me know if it happens, though, so I can keep an eye out Thanks!

[AcidSpiral]

This skep has been sitting here for like a month and the worker bees number has not changed.

[Shadeen]

I have some from back when they were first introduced, and they are still doing fine, so I don't think they lose worker bees overtime. If they do, it's super slow, so they should be easy to replace!

[Nephilim]

It is a matter of activity. If area is loaded alot you can have empty skep in 2-3 days.

[Shadeen]

Oh, so it only works that way for hermits and small towns... That's too bad, but thanks for the info

[Kandarim]

It is a matter of activity. If area is loaded alot you can have empty skep in 2-3 days.

not true. My area is loaded always through forced-online alts and i have not lost any worker bees yet. The only scenario i've found worker bees to die is when more than a single queen is in your skep, in which case they 'war' or some such, and some worker bees die before one of the queens dies.

[AcidSpiral]

It is a matter of activity. If area is loaded alot you can have empty skep in 2-3 days.

not true. My area is loaded always through forced-online alts and i have not lost any worker bees yet. The only scenario i've found worker bees to die is when more than a single queen is in your skep, in which case they 'war' or some such, and some worker bees die before one of the queens dies.

Gotta agree with Kandarim on this one. The skep I showed is literally in the center of activity in my town so when me and the wife are online it is constantly loaded.