tobbias88
New Bee
- Joined
- Sep 7, 2011
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- Location
- Omagh N. Ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
Last autumn one hive was suffering from chalk brood but a friend said leave hive alone & bees will sort it out. So took his advice & closed them for winter.
This spring on opening found that all bees had perished because of damp, poor ventilation - my fault no doubt. Sadly the brood box is packed with honey & dead bees.
During sunny days I noticed neighboring bees (mine) had started robbing it & taking the honey. Thought this might spread the disease so sealed it again.
My question is what can I do with this brood box full of honey comb? is it safe to allow other bees to take it? If not should I burn the lot? (The combs I mean not the brood box.) Perhaps I should give it to local badger colony?
This spring on opening found that all bees had perished because of damp, poor ventilation - my fault no doubt. Sadly the brood box is packed with honey & dead bees.
During sunny days I noticed neighboring bees (mine) had started robbing it & taking the honey. Thought this might spread the disease so sealed it again.
My question is what can I do with this brood box full of honey comb? is it safe to allow other bees to take it? If not should I burn the lot? (The combs I mean not the brood box.) Perhaps I should give it to local badger colony?