Crawling bees

[oxnatbees]

Are these affected nucs crowded - totally full of bees?

 

[hive8]

Are these affected nucs crowded - totally full of bees?

None of the other hives or nucs appear to be affected, it's just isolated to the one hive. I was just going to hit them all to give them the best chance.

 

[oxnatbees]

My point is - if a hive is rammed full of bees, somecwill naturally wander out the entrance. New young furry bes have't beennout, are poor flyers, have never done orientation / mapping flights. If they wander away from the entrance they get lost.

The solution is to expand the hive, give them more room.

So... is the affected nuc completely full?

 

[hive8]

My point is - if a hive is rammed full of bees, somecwill naturally wander out the entrance. New young furry bes have't beennout, are poor flyers, have never done orientation / mapping flights. If they wander away from the entrance they get lost.

The solution is to expand the hive, give them more room.

So... is the affected nuc completely full?

No the effected hive isn't full and they have a super for extra room, running brood and a half.

 

[oxnatbees]

No the effected hive isn't full and they have a super for extra room, running brood and a half.

OK, we've eliminated that possibility then.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Supposed to help with tracheal mites…

Looking at your location doesn't help me understand which country you are in to think tracheal mites could be a factor. Where is Floucestershire?

 

[drex]

I do a fair bit of microscopy. Yet to see a tracheal mite. I do use Apiguard as a mite treatment though

 

[North End Bees]

Looking at your location doesn't help me understand which country you are in to think tracheal mites could be a factor. Where is Floucestershire?

It's one key west of Gloucestershire

 

[Gilberdyke John]

It's one key west of Gloucestershire

I guess you don't mean to refer to Key West (the one across the pond)? So perhaps the Gloucestershire location is unlikely to suffer the ministrations of tracheal mite? Maybe the op can correct his/her address to avoid future confusion.

 

[jarmo henttu]

Ten days ago I bought a nuc which arrived with a double handful of dead young bees. Once opened (and every day since) young bees have been leaving the hive and climbing up / falling down blades of grass and dying. I have treated for varroa, given menthol and an oil sugar patty. Any advice please?

What is oil sugar patty?