bruce.elliott
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hi guys my name is Bruce and I am new to this group and a bit of advice here would be helpful ,
after a sudden illness ,that started late August 2021 and though not quite as bad now , is still severely restricting my proper beekeeping abilities .
After seeing no action from the front of the hive and with some help I opened the hive to see an almost full super of capped honey , and then as I went into the brood box , I found about 50 mouldy bees clustered over 2 0r 3 mouldy frames . When the bees were removed they were covering sealed brood .
there was a lot of pollen and honey . I couldn't make out the queen amongst all the mould and decay .
I do remember seeing a lot of bees crawling up plants and walls near the entrance back in August . the colony was a split earlier in the year and was doing really well . I had to go into hospital so unfortunately they missed their varroa fogging . but at least there was a brood break .
My question is , is it safe to use all the resources on another colony ?
and if i upload some pictures could anyone diagnose, , poison , disease , or queen failure for some reason.
after a sudden illness ,that started late August 2021 and though not quite as bad now , is still severely restricting my proper beekeeping abilities .
After seeing no action from the front of the hive and with some help I opened the hive to see an almost full super of capped honey , and then as I went into the brood box , I found about 50 mouldy bees clustered over 2 0r 3 mouldy frames . When the bees were removed they were covering sealed brood .
there was a lot of pollen and honey . I couldn't make out the queen amongst all the mould and decay .
I do remember seeing a lot of bees crawling up plants and walls near the entrance back in August . the colony was a split earlier in the year and was doing really well . I had to go into hospital so unfortunately they missed their varroa fogging . but at least there was a brood break .
My question is , is it safe to use all the resources on another colony ?
and if i upload some pictures could anyone diagnose, , poison , disease , or queen failure for some reason.
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