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  • From: Jeff Bollinger <jeff.bollinger AT gmail.com>
  • To: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
  • Cc: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Another Question for Abbee
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:30:38 -0500


Maybe you closed it *too* tight? I remember something about "cold
doesn't kill bees, moisture does". Perhaps there wasn't sufficient
ventilation and mold+mildew took hold?


On 1/14/13 8:00 PM, Lewis Cauble wrote:
> I closed down my colonies pretty tight in the fall to keep the cold out
> by closing the screened bottom boards, removing the inner cover (it has
> a big hole in it!), and putting my entrance reducer on. How in the
> world did this get in to my colony? Should I call the Haz-Mat team to
> come pick up and dispose of my colony?





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