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dryar

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Hive Inspected yesterday and a large number of dead drones seen outside entrance and floor.

This is a new nuc that has only been in situ for 2-3 weeks.

No great evidence of stores on frames but lots of capped brood.

Bees appear active gathering pollen.

Can I interperate dead drones as indicative that colony is dispensing with a potential burden as they need a feed ?.
 
Yes I suspect the bees have stopped feeding them and ejected them they are thinking of themselves their own survival.

Typical females lol
 
You should think about feeding them if they are light on stores as the rain keeps them in.
 
Cheers for the advice.

Rapid feeder and syrup installed.
 
Had the same with my new nuc last month - plenty of stores but two days after putting them in the hive, quite a few drones dumped on the landing board, colony is still fine though. I was told the same at the BKA apiary - they were just getting rid of surplus drones.
 

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