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Field Bee
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2013
- Messages
- 669
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 7-10
G'day everyone
I have tried a number of things to rescue my one colony, but the queen keeps getting killed and the workers are laying eggs (again). The colony is small (three frames in a six frame poly hive) and is neither growing nor shrinking. They have enough honey and pollen for a while, so they won't die quickly if I simply close the flying hole. As far as I know they're not collecting anything, and they typically don't drink much sugar syrup either.
How can I kill the colony quickly, without damage to my poly hive? I have no other hives (I'll restart beginner beekeeping next year).
Thanks
Samuel
I have tried a number of things to rescue my one colony, but the queen keeps getting killed and the workers are laying eggs (again). The colony is small (three frames in a six frame poly hive) and is neither growing nor shrinking. They have enough honey and pollen for a while, so they won't die quickly if I simply close the flying hole. As far as I know they're not collecting anything, and they typically don't drink much sugar syrup either.
How can I kill the colony quickly, without damage to my poly hive? I have no other hives (I'll restart beginner beekeeping next year).
Thanks
Samuel