What happened to this hive? -  beekeeping 

Rich gets a nasty surprise when he goes out to check on the split. Still not sure what happened to this hive 

[@gallowaylights]

Now just waiting 😢

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

And researching!

[@DeepSeaDv]

Thank you guys, another great video.....👍

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Whitesmokehoney]

A minor set back for a major comeback! Hey rich are you going to the honey bee expo this year?

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

Nope

[@SylantBill]

On the dead bees were their tounges sticking out? I believe that is a sign of poisoning.

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

I’ll take a look

[@daisyshoney6021]

Drone laying Queen ( If no Queen) you have laying workers. The dead bees are dying of old age and are carried out by the workers. Combine this hive with a strong hive

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

I would not combine this hive regardless, I might add a frame of eggs and brood from another hive. Remains to be seen.

[@daisyshoney6021]

@@southflbeekeepingwithrich if it was a worker laying hive, you would have to add an egg/ young brood frame for a few weeks.

[@daisyshoney6021]

@@southflbeekeepingwithrich The Practical Queen Breeder: Beekeeping Naturally, by Michael Bush, “The only other really practical method, in my opinion, is to add a frame of open brood every week until they rear a queen. Usually by the second or third frame of open brood they will start queen cells. This is simple enough when the hive is in your backyard. “

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

I did not mean that as a counter for laying workers, but rather as a way for them to make another queen if this queen was dead.

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

Yes, Michael Bush is my primary source for management info as well, but so is watching what happens when I don't do an intervention. I want to see whether they make it on their own first.

[@robertselfridge3690]

Well that wasn’t to good ! I’m in st. Augustine (7) year beekeeper, have had beetles and wax moths problems in the past, NOT this year, grub X ? Banana’s 🤷‍♂. Used Apivar strips in 4 hives and powdered sugar in 4 , NO difference (so far). Have done that for years. Thanks for the great info.

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

I want to hear more about powdered sugar and apivar giving you equal results. I am willing to do powdered sugar and the recent research out of Puerto Rico on grooming times makes this look more like a viable option.