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  • From: Liz Lindsey <liz.lindsey AT duke.edu>
  • To: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: NC Beekeepers Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Dead Bees - Tongues out
  • Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:40:39 +0000

Yes, great to contact our wonderful state apiarists. Collect dead bees for sampling.  And if you can video the trembling that your witnessing of your bees, it would help. Without seeing them,  and a full report of the overall colony, it's very hard to make any conclusion. There is a normal, healthy "shimmy shake" that a few bees will do within the hive at times. It is done as sort of a cheerleader move to inspire other bees to work faster and get moving w work. it looks more like they are buzzing or vibrating their whole body. However, they are healthy and move normally before and after they do this "shimmy shake cheer." 

Liz Lindsey~
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On Mar 29, 2012, at 8:06 PM, "Randall Austin" <ra41717 AT gmail.com> wrote:

Dan,

Several things come to mind, but it's likely that a diagnosis based on an e-mail exchange will be incorrect. So if I were you I would contact either Will Hicks or Don Hopkins --- their job is to help with exactly this sort of issue. Contact info is here: http://www.ncbeekeepers.org/inspect.htm#list

Let us know what they find!

Randall Austin

On 3/29/2012 4:39 PM, Dan Kyburz wrote:

Hi folks, I just installed 2 packages a few weeks ago and one of the hive has about 100 visible dead bees on the ground in front.  Other hives have not one.  Seems to be mostly from one day and few more every day for last few days.  I’ve noticed they are some that are twitchy and have their tongues hanging way out.  They were healthy when installed and have had sugar syrup and pollen substitute since they were installed.  Is it safe to assume they are dying due to exposure to pesticide somewhere they are foraging?  Any other ideas?

 

Thanks,
Dan

 

 



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