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- Location
- Cheshire
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 120
I have a colony that I have just had to put into a nuc box as they lost so many bees due to acrine. They seem to be doing better nearly a week on and the walking/dying bees have stopped.
I guess this could be because the last infected bees are now dead. However they were all young bees so my winter stock will be small. Their is still a small amount of brood but not much.
Is their anything that I cam do to really nurse them through the winter? I didn't want to unite them because of the acrine and I don't have much in the way of brood from another colony to give them.
Could I bring them home and keep them in the shed with an entrance to the outside and feed them all winter ?
I am willing to spend the time just not sure if their is anything more that I can do.
Thanks for any help.
I guess this could be because the last infected bees are now dead. However they were all young bees so my winter stock will be small. Their is still a small amount of brood but not much.
Is their anything that I cam do to really nurse them through the winter? I didn't want to unite them because of the acrine and I don't have much in the way of brood from another colony to give them.
Could I bring them home and keep them in the shed with an entrance to the outside and feed them all winter ?
I am willing to spend the time just not sure if their is anything more that I can do.
Thanks for any help.