I have been checking on the bees all winter. Every warm day there were always lots flying around. When I would feed them, I could see lots in the hive.
Then today when I walked by the hive I just saw flies. That's not good. I took the hive apart and found all the bees dead.
The frames were all empty, no brood, no honey, just empty comb. I wasn't surprised about no honey because we had gotten them so late in the fall. But no brood seems to mean that there was a queen failure. I also never got around to doing the mite treatment and we had that windy 13 degrees last weekend. Maybe it was a combination of everything. It is a big disappointment.
Oh no! Will you try again?
ReplyDeleteWell that is a very sad outcome. You were slogging up hill with the late start but there was hope. I hope you will get another chance to set up a new colony in your hive.
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