I have a maple tree that is dying in the middle of summer and the only reason I can find is a bee's hive that has been there is that possible?
2007-08-08 01:11:59 · 7 answers · asked by Linda K 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Soft maples are short lived and often die from fungus infections. Hard maple can get them too but have much more resistance. It is possible that the bee hive is holding moisture in a cavity and encouraging fungus but this is unlikely since bees fan their hive with their wings to reduce humidity. Healthy bee hive are also keep meticulously clean so as not to encourage fungus.
So in short it is probably a fungus and it is very unlikely that the bees cause the death of your tree. I suggest contacting a bee keeper to see if they want the hive. Considering the deaths of bees in many areas they may consider this a great boone. This will get the bees out of the tree before it falls. Bees can be quite aggressive when their hive crashes to the ground.
2007-08-08 01:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff Sadler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several different types of maples and if you are living in a city, the species of maple tree you have is dying all across the country.
My business partner (now retired) did an exhaustive internet search to try to find the reason for the trees dying. He could find none, but he lost all of his trees, a beautiful grove of them on his property. My lady had a huge maple in the back yard and I tried using a systemic poison to kill the bores and beetles but it made no difference.
If you are talking sugar maples, that would be something new as these trees were not being effected by whatever was killing the others.
The trees were dying from the tips of the branches, (that is characteristic of fungus or herbicide), however the pathologist that were contacted said they could not culture any specific fungus that should do that. (this was on the internet search)....
If the tree is a big one, you will slowly cut the dead out of it until it is a stump, at that point I think you will find extensive fungus damage to the core of your tree.
we may be witnessing something of a yet unknown blight killing out a species of tree
2007-08-08 01:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the bees will build hives in open areas in trees, I'd look for some other source, like a disease, or bug infestation, or possible the change of the water source, as Maples are in need of a lot of water.
2007-08-08 01:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ,
Temperature change may do it .
The bees just use a hole in the tree to make a hive or one hangs on the branches ,this does not affect the trees health at all.
Polluted groundwater can also be a cause ,or disease (fungus)
need to know a lot more for a diagnoses
2007-08-09 05:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the bees don't harm the tree.
However, if there is a hollow in the tree, bees may create a hive there. The hollow in the tree may or may not be the result of whatever is killing the tree.
2007-08-08 05:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not in a million years! The reasons could be: bacteria in the soil, hot summer, fungi, lack of minerals... But not bees!
2007-08-08 01:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no....and i dont see how???......!!
2007-08-08 01:25:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋