Saturday, April 25, 2009

help! my bees are sick

i don't know what's happening but this is what we found this afternoon!

larvae outside the hive
larvae and bees outside the hive

messed up foundation on hive, 4/25/09
these are a bit blurry, but basically, you can see that the wax foundation is discolored and collapsed. you can also see hive beetles, which may be the source of the problem.

messed up foundation on hive, 4/25/09

messed up foundation on hive, 4/25/09

i called someone from the midstate beekeeping association and hopefully they'll know how to help me!

1 comment:

St. Izzy said...

Egad! Those bees need help!