Thick nectar in comb or disease

[Willardx]

Hi there. I have found a few areas of comb with what appears to be thick white nectar but I am concerned that it could be disease. Any ideas peeps. The colony is otherwise healthy. I have tried to attach a pic but it says upload failed. Thanks

 

[Anduril]

Without pictures I would guess it is crystallised ivy honey. If is isn't smooth, can you see thin strands facing outwards?

 

[madasafish]

open up a couple of cells and take a sniff. If honey, it will have little smell. If disease, it will smell .. not very nicely. Take a matchstick/piece of wood and try to remove contents. If hard, it's honey. AFB is dark, sticky, smelly and comes away as a ropey like substance.

 

[Anduril]

https://www.beverlybees.com/crystallized-honey-comb/ scroll down to why does homey crystalise, does it look anything like that

 

[Anduril]

Otherwise it could be chalkbrood.

 

[Millet]

Hi there. I have found a few areas of comb with what appears to be thick white nectar but I am concerned that it could be disease. Any ideas peeps. The colony is otherwise healthy. I have tried to attach a pic but it says upload failed. Thanks

I had several frames like that this year, i had to feed through robbing on two new Queen nucs , i picked some out of a cell with a tooth pick and it appeared to be crystallized uncapped sugar it resembled white pollen stores but it was definitely sugar, i am not saying that yours is the same but a picture would help folk identify your question.

Edited to add i have just found this in my stored equipment that has not been fully cleaned by the bees it is stored sugar.

 

[Willardx]

Thanks people. Managed to resize pic. Hopefully it will be clear. My gut feeling is that it's ivy but I will have a puggle next week. Doesn't look like the chalk I've seen before.

 

[Anduril]

Thanks people. Managed to resize pic. Hopefully it will be clear. My gut feeling is that it's ivy but I will have a puggle next week. Doesn't look like the chalk I've seen before.

Looks like drone brood being eaten by the bees, the image is out of focus. What are your stores like?

 

[Willardx]

Stores are good. Had to shrink the pic right down so lost details annoyingly. May try again.

 

[Millet]

To me drone brood getting dumped..