Attack of the Ants!

A big storm with some tornadoes swept over the area today. I decided to go check on the bees to make sure that the hives did not get blown off.
Good thing that I did! There was no wind damage but ants moved into the Warre hive. The heavy rains must have disturbed them and they decided to move to higher ground. Our hive seemed like good place. They set camp between the lid and the quilt box.





They also invaded the bottom hive.





That is one disadvantage of the Warre hive. The main Bee population lives in the top hive leaving the entrance unguarded at night.
I cleaned out the ant nest and placed entire hive into a tub filled with water to prevent further invasions.
Hopefully the bees will get rid of the rest of uninvited guests tomorrow morning when they start using the bottom hive.
The few guard bees were fighting valiant but loosing battle with the ants

Video of the fight