What could have caused this? Is is a mouse/ worth worrying about?

[Pmatthews]

I've not seen this before so would appreciate some help...

Thanks,

Philip


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[Millet]

Where there any bees in the hive also it looks a bit tidy for a mouse to have done it plus i am sure a mouse would have chewed the parts with stores.

 

[Pmatthews]

There were bees but this hive has definitely been the slower to build up of the two I have. I've removed these two frames and replaced them with foundation...

 

[Swarm]

They don't look that bad from the photos.

 

[Pmatthews]

Thanks. I thought something might have been gnawing at them...

 

[Millet]

There were bees but this hive has definitely been the slower to build up of the two I have. I've removed these two frames and replaced them with foundation...

I personally would have left them frames where they where, it looks like the bees have been sorting it out ready for the Queen to lay, all that hard work has to be repeated now on fresh new frames.

 

[Swarm]

I personally would have left them frames where they where, it looks like the bees have been sorting it out ready for the Queen to lay, all that hard work has to be repeated now on fresh new frames.

Precisely.

 

[pargyle]

They don't look that bad from the photos.

I agree .. they do this sometimes ... something that the housekeeping bees did not like - they usually rebuild it as necessary ... might have been a wax moth grub they were chasing ?

 

[Pmatthews]

Thanks again. I'll try not to make that mistake again...

 

[beeno]

There were bees but this hive has definitely been the slower to build up of the two I have. I've removed these two frames and replaced them with foundation...

I think it might be slugs if the combs are left unoccupied.

 

[Beefriendly]

You often find these "eaten" frames never seem to get fully repaired. Possibly something in the slug/mouse urine or whatever seems to stop the bees from rebuilding more than they can. The only way to find out though is to stick 'em back and leave them. If they are still the same in a month or so...then scrap them......unless the surrounds are full of brood!