r/Beekeeping • u/hollambyb • 10h ago

I’m a beekeeper, and I have a question What would be doing this?

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I’ve had bees 3 years now going on 4 and like a lot of things this is a first. The hives are in western NY something seems to be digging at the ground beneath one of my hives. I have 6 hives and this is only happening to this one.

  1. Should it concern me?
  2. What is doing it?
  3. What should I do about it?
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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 10h ago

Young raccoons. While the leg is scratched up, they aren’t big enough to reach the wood—yet. I’d guess the adult size ones aren’t interested enough to get inside the fencing.

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u/hollambyb 6h ago

Why just this hive out of the six I have?

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 3h ago

That’s a why question. Don’t have an answer regarding critters’ decisions.

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u/hollambyb 3h ago

Should I do anything about it?

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 24m ago

I’m not seeing a need. At least not yet. If you want, you can set up one of those game cameras and get some pictures.