tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479440649506242426.post2220302721316364059..comments2022-12-01T12:01:19.556-05:00Comments on BoroughBees: Ghosts! Hive Check: Week 12Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05863064574776145965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479440649506242426.post-12984919574776583852011-08-24T07:12:50.415-04:002011-08-24T07:12:50.415-04:00The essential point here is that we had a lousy ye...The essential point here is that we had a lousy year for queens due to bad weather, a spring that was all but missed due to bad weather, and we now face a race to feed, feed, feed just to get the new 2011 colonies up to a population and weight that can over-winter.<br /><br />If you need protein supplement, don't be shy about asking. I've seen too many people feed all sorts of sugar or HFCS, and forget that pollen and pollen supplement are just as crucial to "the bees that will raise the bees that will overwinter".Number Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279369781885771509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479440649506242426.post-15393390163872858082011-08-19T13:17:07.807-04:002011-08-19T13:17:07.807-04:00Hey Jim,
Thanks much for weighing in! Go figure ...Hey Jim,<br /><br />Thanks much for weighing in! Go figure that was the class I missed. Weak hive is probably the true culprit. Tim's considering combining hives or requeening like you said. He's gonna go see them this weekend and see for himself. <br /><br />EmilyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685689950385257570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479440649506242426.post-91118776960295494742011-08-19T07:39:44.146-04:002011-08-19T07:39:44.146-04:00Emily, nice photos of a rare condition.
You are c...Emily, nice photos of a rare condition.<br /><br />You are correct about this being a slightly obscure sign of wax moth problems. We covered this in class, but I don't know if you and Tim made it to that class.<br /><br />If you remove and dissect the bald brood cells, you will very likely find wax moth fecal matter in the cells, and perhaps in surrounding cells.<br />The wax moth fecal matter is how researchers were convinced that wax moth are the cause of the problem.<br /><br />You can send Tim to an old "Bee World" article on this by P. Milne , "Wax Moth and Bald Headed Brood", from 1942 (Vol 23, pp 13-14) Since then, there has not been much more said, as there is not much more to say.<br /><br />Asking Kirk about BT401 would be like asking Jenny McCarthy about Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine. :)<br /><br />The most common solution to a bad case of this is admit that one has a weak hive, and requeen. That said, I've yet to ever see a "bad case" of this.<br /><br /> jim fischerNumber Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279369781885771509noreply@blogger.com