I have 15 hives at my home apiary, 14 Nationals and 1 WBC in my garden as a “feature”. Last winter the WBC was the only hive to be attacked by a Woodpecker. Looks like the same bird came back this year, the white patch is the last year’s repair, the first new hole I filled with a stick so it made another! The questions are why WBC and why just one hive out of 15? None of the hives have woodpecker protection and the Nationals must be a more fruitful target.
Mid Bucks Beekeepers Association Blog 
January 9, 2015 at 3:29 pm |
Any attempt on the Nationals and the bees would be out like a shot, before any damage. The WBC lifts muffle the pecking.
January 10, 2015 at 6:37 am |
Maybe that little ledge under the White patch is a handy perch while pecking? Glad the bees are ok.