[Melissa Ozeas]

Susan – my email is missytoy@me.com

[Melissa Ozeas]

What I see is this:

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And there is nothing that says “hidden”. I just want to make sure we are all seeing the same thing. I have a feeling the rest of us cannot see anything that says “hidden”. Must be a problem with the website.

[Melissa Ozeas]

I don’t see anywhere to click on your hidden posts Susan! And I would really like to read what you wrote!

[Melissa Ozeas]

I tried to paste a photo here . . . let’s see if it works. In the pile of dead bees, many left living are crawling around on the ground. There is a little activity (flying bees) coming in and out of the hive. But I watched the landing board and a few worker bees are coming out to bring out the dead, but in doing so, they seem to struggle with standing back upright. They get turned over onto their backs and can’t seem to stand back up and then eventually just fall off the landing board onto the ground. It’s heartbreaking to watch.

Here is a link to the photo –
https://ibb.co/n0Hsh5

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[Melissa Ozeas]

[Melissa Ozeas]

Thanks Susan. I spent some time researching the subject but it’s always reassuring to hear from an expert. See you at the conference!

[Melissa Ozeas]

The colony is a feral hive relocated from a tree 8 weeks ago. I just read an interesting article which said that if there are queen cups built but there are no cell contents (egg or larvae) that this is a natural stage in the build up of a colony and that swarming is not imminent. I’ll have to do some more research and watch and see what happens!

[Melissa Ozeas]

Hi Susan! Thanks for your advice. I will drill holes in a bottom board as you suggested. And I’ll go ahead and get the inner cover and see how it goes. My plan, which may be crazy, is to try to bait my hive. I hear a lot of bees in a certain tree on my property and every year around this time about 30 bees come down my chimney. I’m guessing they are scouting for a new home? Plan B is to get them from an acquaintance who catches swarms and lives not too far from me. Or, I was going to ask to get on your list of people who are looking for bees! I do not have a mentor yet. I’ve been volunteering for almost a year at HoneyLove to learn from all of you. I also have a few neighbors who are urban beekeepers so I’ve been following them around. The only problem is that they are not treatment free beekeepers so we differ on some issues.

– Missy

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