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Yep, using a Langstroth hive... I don't have a photo, but I'm sure it's typical. I haven't used any type of insulation as yet, just tried fitting Styrofoam in this morning and was seeking an opinion on that.

Thank you soooo much!

They were dragging the larvae out because the hive was dying. No queen, and wax moths had moved in. When I purchased the package, it was the beginning of spring, and the start of the pollen dearth. My other hives were thriving. This one was very weak. BTW, sugar roll results, zero varroa, and...

What are your thoughts on insulating the telescoping lid with Styrofoam on the inside? Good/bad? Should I put something over the styrofoam? It's been in the 100's here, and going to be up to 110° this next week, all week.

Oh, I have not done a sugar roll as yet, but I plan on that when I move the girls to their new (again) home. I wanted them to get strong and not meddle with the hive any more than necessary, but that's my plan, and I have oaxalic acid, a vaping wand, and a respirator all ready and waiting to go.

Well, a lot has happened since my last post. There was no queen, so the hive was in a death spiral. I contacted the merchant that I purchased the package, and they sent me a fresh, new, marked queen! I transferred the existing frames that looked decent to a nuc hive so they could recoup in a...

What's strange is I see none of the webbing on the frames. I've seen larvae on the observation board but didn't know for sure which they were. No goo or slime on the frames either. I thought varroa, as several have suggested, but I haven't seen a single one and I've pulled several bee larva out...

[Package bees installed 4/6] I found a dead bee on the bottom of the hive, and it was covered in "webs" and when I pulled on the webbing, this larvae crawled out and tried to get back in. I had seen the bees try to push swaths of webbing from the entrance as well. I still see no varroa, nor...

This is what is destroying my hive.

Does this larvae look like SHB or Wax Moth?

I think the hive is queen-less. I pulled several larvae myself, some drone, and still, no sign of varroa. There are small wings starting to develop on the larvae. None of the bees in the hive have deformed wings. I went in the hive again this afternoon and did a thorough inspection and the only...

The bees are Saskatraz breed. Olivarez Honeybees was the seller. They claim to breed varroa resistant strains. If it is varroa, when would I vape them? Can I do that now? I caught a swarm shortly after installing this package, and theyre doing phenomenal. They didn't start with any honey frames...

Ghe hive is a package of bees I installed last month from a reputable company. I haven't treated them as yet, because being a new package and pretty weak just out of the gate I need them to get stronger. I do have an observation board and continuously check and I have never once seen a mite...

I see there are no wings on either of these, could they have been torn off in the removal, or just not yet formed?

I'm in northern California, USA let's start there. We have a dearth of pollen flowing right now, and this is a package of bees I'm concerned about, I purchased them in early April of this year. It's #3 of three hives, #1 is a year old, #2 is a captured swarm of a month ago. (A little history) I...

The strange looking "poo" turns out to be earwigs that keep taking up residence in the top cover

Also, I used a 'natural' treatment just before winter for the mites. It was thyme essential oil with lecithin as a binder, in 1:1 sugar syrup. I had a terribly bad case of mites previous to the treatment, but by December I found none and same with this year, but I have found the numbers increase...

So, an update to the hive swarm.... That was a mating flight from a neighbors' yard, a hive living in a dead tree. My bees actually swarmed three days ago, and I happened to be outside when It happened and they landed in a small tree in my backyard! I was able to catch them and install in a hive...