POOP on the Hive - Bee Inspector Weighs In | What is Wrong?

[@brucesbees]

What do you think is going on here?

[@tomahawkmissile241]

K wing, mites, brooding in jan tring to rid the disease so should be interesting to see the out come. Winter cluster avg 15,000 so if above that than what more can we ask for.

[@CentralKyBees]

@brucesbees I had a couple hives that looked just like that last year. Medicated them with "super dfm" and fed the heck out of them. In a couple weeks there were no more piles of dead bees and their numbers started to grow again. I just tried it and luckily it worked for me. Your situation may be different but it might be worth a shot

[@brucesbees]

I bought a box of that here at Hive Life. Hopefully it will help. I think it will. Thanks for the suggestion. Looks like we are in the same page.

[@CentralKyBees]

@@brucesbees goodluck buddy, keep us updated. I wish i could have came to HL, too dang busy here. Hope everyone has a blast!

[@brucesbees]

Yes it has been a great time here at HL. Maybe you can come next year. Thanks for checking in and for the support.

[@HanleysHomestead]

That's a very common sight on the front of my colonies, especially after a nice day after they have been cooped up for a while. I don't get concerned unless it's bad on the inside as well.

[@brucesbees]

Good to know. Thanks!

[@jamestownsendjrtbees3226]

Same here.

[@keithspillman]

Great inspector!! Hope you get a quick turnaround on the results!!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks. See you soon!

[@fishmut]

This is interesting , I wander what flora they might be foraging on in that area , dysentery from certain plants possibly , nosema is something I’m going to have to study on in case my bees ever get it, thanks for sharing. 👍

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Very helpful, thanks. Do let us know how things pan out. Your Inspector is great!

[@brucesbees]

Yeah he is awesome. He loves to talk haha.

[@keri5527]

Very interesting. New beekeepers here in Marianna learning as we go.

[@brucesbees]

Awesome. Thanks for checking in and I wish you success in your beekeeping journey.

[@keri5527]

My husband is Alec sims brother to Danny sims. He is the one who told us about your videos. We have two brand new hives.

[@brucesbees]

Oh hey that’s great! Welcome to the wonderful world of beekeeping!

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Can't wait to see the results!!! Thanks Bruce!

[@spiritoftoad]

That's my mentor from years ago! Good to see him out in the field!

[@brucesbees]

Yes Phillip is awesome!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Good eye there Bruce . It sounds like you are on the correct path. Thanks

[@brucesbees]

I hope so. Thanks for checking in.

[@jimmieqkids]

The bees are just having a party by the start of the video and one just flew away to :0

[@brucesbees]

Yeah that hive is still a mystery.

[@Peter_Gunn]

You got the luck of the draw when it comes to bee inspectors.

[@brucesbees]

He is great!

[@3172bees]

I had a hive like that a couple years ago. I gave them some patties with meds for nosema and it cleared right up

[@brucesbees]

Good to know. Thanks!

[@elizabethtrahadias5313]

Thanks for your video. I’m curious about the results of the test.

[@gallowaylights]

Looks like what the packages had when first shook into their new box.

[@localdestinhoney]

If this is the hive that had the dead bees after the cold spell maybe they had too many bees in the hive overcrowded. All the bees couldn't stay in the cluster so you had a winter shed from chilled bees outside the cluster. So the bees remaining can't cover all the exposed brood and larvae. So I have seen my bees have diarrhea from consuming the larvae they eat and clean up to prioritize and manage the nest. I've noticed my bees will clean up the exposed brood when I make splits and two days later they have poop on the front entrance. I don't think they have to have Nozema to poop on the front of the hive if they eat a lot of Milky larvae. Good luck

[@localdestinhoney]

Bees don't necessarily consume larvae to cannibalize for food. When they have a transition in the house they have to pick which larvae they want to survive and dispose of the younger underdeveloped they don't have enough bees to manage or food to feed them.

[@localdestinhoney]

I would not treat for nozzema I'll be curious about the test results. From what I have heard nozzema treatments do more harm than good the bees need their own resistance not propped up for bigger failure later.

[@brucesbees]

Great stuff. I appreciate your input. You make some great points. I bought some Super DFM at Hive Life. I believe it is a probiotic tule treatment. Hopefully will help them with their gut issues.

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

Someone a long time ago told me to put tea tree oil in there feed. I've been open feeding when weather permitS here in SC

[@CastleHives]

Curious, I know Hive Alive is proven to help nosema. If you put some of the liquid in syrup I wonder if that'd help out. It will be interesting to see the results.

[@brucesbees]

I need to get some and try it. Not Hive Alive in the food for these bees. Couldn’t hurt.

[@naturallynorthwest9748]

Hi there, have you gotten the results back yet? I am facing a similar situation right now and I'm just curious if you've heard results yet. Thank you!

[@brucesbees]

Have not heard any results.

[@naturallynorthwest9748]

@@brucesbees Thanks for responding and I hope you hear soon. Keep us updated!

[@wadebarnes6720]

2 years ago I had some soured sugar water I gave them and I had some of that less than a week it was gone I don't know if you had any sitting out for a while or anything

[@brucesbees]

No it was pretty much fresh. Not sure what happened but something made them sick. The interesting thing was that it was only a few of the colonies.

[@dadu63]

Something has put stress on em. Stressed bees will have dysentery and/or nosema.

[@LucBeeHiveNB]

My opinion, when bee burn a lot of honey because of cold, they get full of ash, and when they see sunlight on sunny day, the wave lenght (far red, red, blue) can propably tell them when they are in the season(winter vs summer) , they are push to go out quick and poop clean for new room to eat honey and make heat again from fresh eated honey.

[@shrevesoule3567]

Were you seeing any pulled larva amongst the dead out front? My thought is the cold snap kill off is due to larger brood nest and not being able to keep them warm. If Nosema counts are low, then maybe viral component. Good luck!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for the input!

[@Mz.Stephanie]

Good luck!

[@brucesbees]

Thanks!

[@burleybeeyard]

Good talking with you at the conference. Hope that turns out to be not a big deal for you.

[@brucesbees]

Yes it was great. Thanks for introducing yourself. Gonna got them with some Super DFM that I bought at the conference and see what happens.

[@alanwiebelhaus8750]

About how long till you hear on the results ? Like to hear what they are please.

[@brucesbees]

I am not sure how long it will take but it will be interesting to find out.

[@alanwiebelhaus8750]

@@brucesbees 👍

[@babybeeapiaries8667]

I'm thinking it's all going to be ok. My guess is that it was your cold spell. We see this quite a bit up north.

[@brucesbees]

Good info. Thanks. I think it will all work out ok too.

[@3boysbees]

I fed pollen supplements last year when there wasn't any fly days and got a surprising amount of poop. No microscope to diagnose with, but the poop went away with better weather. Although I am north of u a bit, it seems likely that the cold was worse down there this year. Less flying maybe compounds gut issues. See u n TN.

[@brucesbees]

Makes sense. Thanks!

[@beskidzywieckipasieka9652]

👍👍👍

[@3Beehivesto300]

What bee jacket does the inspector have?

[@brucesbees]

I am not sure what brand it is.

[@ThatBeeMan]

I'm going to predict that this issue has nothing to do with nosema a or c. Likely more to do with either feed or weather, or both. Let us know when you find out.

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for checking in!

[@jeanlenzmichel521]

Hope all is well. Your veil looks really cool, where can i purchase that style?

[@brucesbees]

Humble Bee

[@donbearden1953]

Bruce, whatever it is I hope that you get them straightened out. I will see you tomorrow!

[@brucesbees]

See you soon!

[@digger07747722968]

Ok so now we’ve got the dysentery showing I’m confident it’s less likely to be any of the paralysis virus’s we talked about in the last video, which is frankly a relief. It will be interesting to see the nosema results, good luck.

[@THEOFFGRIDMOUNTAINHOMESTEAD]

Thanks for sharing Bruce! Always learn something on your channel! 👍 Edit: is Nosema more common in Dixie or does geographic location not really matter?

[@brucesbees]

Thanks for checking in. I actually think it is more common where the bees stay inside the hives more like up north. But I am not sure.

[@THEOFFGRIDMOUNTAINHOMESTEAD]

@@brucesbees Thanks!

[@glennsnaturalhoney4571]

Feed related would be my guess.

[@deliveryguy7402]

Yeah. What he said.

[@reneebrown2968]

Spraying them would work but don't do it if it's going to be cold.

[@trakist8281]

Wormwood, from nosema works good .

[@tomasjosefvela1]

Do you keep extra hive tool with you and is sanitizing them a good habit?

[@brucesbees]

I usually have a couple of hive tools around. Have never really worried about sanitizing them but would probably be a good idea.

[@Mz.Stephanie]

We have a set of tools for each bee yard.

[@brucesbees]

Sound like a great idea!

[@mikeoxlong3224]

After about 45 days it's a real sh$t show. This is why some say better to replace honey with sugar water for winter and skip on pollen patties.

[@brucesbees]

Makes sense.

[@taylorboysoutdoors]

Let us know what the verdict is Bruce. Dissentary?

[@brucesbees]

I will try to remember to do that.

[@thesidelinebeekeeper-craig6924]

If you get a microscope I can walk you through the process of checking them for nosema without sending them off. But nothing wrong with using beltsville either.

[@brucesbees]

Hmm. Interesting. I am not really even convinced it’s nosema. Something just made them sick. Bizarre.

[@thesidelinebeekeeper-craig6924]

@@brucesbees I’m thinking just a little bit of stress and maybe a few bad weather days where they couldn’t fly.

[@brucesbees]

I think you are probably into something.

[@tjjastrem127]

Like one person said stress will cause this. I would do hive alive in syrup

[@brucesbees]

I may add some Hive Alive to the syrup if I can get some at Hive Life.

[@michaelmortmike4547]

Get those damn high is off the ground man what the hell

[@brucesbees]

These bees are on pallets. A very common practice. Millions of hives on pallets out there. Makes it easier to move them around if you have the proper equipment.

[@wazza33racer]

Is anyone playing CNN broadcasts in the background.......that would give anything dysentry.

[@brucesbees]

I see what you did there lol.