Any odor from the hive? There will be cases where a bee tries and fails to hatch due to temperature, if these larva date back to before the hive abandoned the lower box, they may have gotten too cold. There are diseases of brood however.
What's wrong with my hive?
The weather finally cooperated so I could do an inspection on my 4 hives. Two look great, one so-so and one that is worry some. This hive was the biggest going into winter. I treated with OA in November. I know that I had a mouse get in the hive at some point and the bees moved from the brood box to the super.
The colony is now pretty small with a small amount of brood and lots of Honey stored. Lots of activity.
The abandoned brood box looks horrible with mis-shaped comb. These photos show my real worry.
I live in the Middle of Nowhere with no bee mentor. Any thoughts and advice is appreciated. I've had bees for 1 year.
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The colony is now pretty small with a small amount of brood and lots of Honey stored. Lots of activity.
The abandoned brood box looks horrible with mis-shaped comb. These photos show my real worry.
I live in the Middle of Nowhere with no bee mentor. Any thoughts and advice is appreciated. I've had bees for 1 year.
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