New hive/dead bees/beginner please advise

[Davidwd]

Hi All,

I have just purchased my first hive, it has last years queen. It is a national just a brood box at the moment and they have filled about 5 frames. I brought it home yesterday and put it into position carefully, opened a small part of the entrance about a dozen bees came out had a fly around and then returned back to the hive.

This evening I have noticed about 30 dead bees spread about 4 feet from the entrance. I haven't opened it up as I thought it best to let them settle in. Is this normal to have this amount of dead bees when moving a hive? I cannot see anything wrong with the dead bees.

It has only been about 8 degrees C here today and a few bees have been coming and going.

Any thoughts please?

Rgds

David

 

[Poly Hive]

Relax they are fine, quite normal.

PH

 

[Nightynight]

Relax they are fine, quite normal.

PH

 

[Tom Bick]

I assume you have the hive on a patio area or similar hard standing? And as a result you will perhaps notice every dead bee outside the entrance.

If this is the case you will soon get use to the sight of a scattering of dead bees.

Good look

 

[REDWOOD]

A bees life span is quite short and a hive building up to full strength will replace more bees than die, so sit back and enjoy the wonderful world of beekeeping

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Don't panic - It's perfectly natural for bees to bring out their dead daily: Bit scary at first but you get used to it.

 

[Davidwd]

Phew!!! Thank you I will stop panicking now.

David

 

[nosmoking]

Just panic when they start bringing the deckchairs out. Enjoy, I am.