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  • From: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Lost bees
  • Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 20:28:19 -0400

Read up on foulbrood here.  If you are sure that it wasn't foulbrood, reload and go again.  If you are unsure, have an inspector check it out.

Keep an eye and an ear out for swarms in the area.  A swarm should thrive in the drawn comb (assuming no foulbrood).

Lewis


On May 1, 2011, at 6:56 PM, Marilyn Davis wrote:


We have just found that our bees are gone.  We started last spring with two hives.  In the fall one was stronger than the other but both had brood and honey and we hoped they would make it through the winter.  In Feb. both hives were active on warm days and we had spotted the queen in the weaker hive.  As time went on there seem to be less and less bees.  Three weeks ago we did an inspection and found lots of dead bees from the winter and almost no brood.  Today, there are no bees.  Some dead bees are head first in cells.  We did not see any obvious signs of disease or extreme pests.  

Please give me your feed back.  Should we call out an inspector?  Is there any option for starting over or do we have to wait for next spring?

Many thanks,
Marilyn and Harry Davis


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  • [ocba] Lost bees, Marilyn Davis, 05/01/2011
    • Re: [ocba] Lost bees, Lewis Cauble, 05/01/2011

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