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Hi I went to my hives this morning and there are 2 or 300 dead bees outside the hives ( I have 2 ) the bees left inside however seem to be fine any ideas on the cause

Thanks the mites are alive and walking around on the debris, they are on the slide in shelf under the mesh floor

I have just looked at the hive and there are dozens of what look like fleas or mites on the floor, what could they be and is it a problem

Thanks for your help

I have been talking about this problem with a master bee keeper who reccomends a product called waspbane. I have ordered some of these wasp traps and will update you on their success. Has anyone on the forum used this or any other wasp trap and if so how successfull were they

If there are any beekeepers within my area I would very much like to get to know you, if anyone is interested send an email to [email protected]

What do you mean by a wasp trap how do I go about setting one in place.

I am new to bee keeping and had the entrance fully open, I have now put in the entrance block. This is a relativly new colony hived in early june. There is not much honey but the colony seems to be strong. Two weeks ago I put a super on but only have bees on 4 froames and only a little honey on...

Dont think so but I will certainly watch out in future thanks for the advice

I have just checked my hives and found 5 wasps inside and a few around the outside what action do i need to take or is this normal

thanks for putting my mind at ease Regards David

Hi I am a newbee and when going through the hive today found 1 frame with large hoes in as if it had melted any ideas