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Offline Marty68

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My bees
« on: February 01, 2014, 08:39:26 pm »
 


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Re: My bees
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2014, 12:21:51 am »
Hmmm, not sure what we are looking at here...
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Re: My bees
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2014, 01:45:19 am »
Looks like bees in sugar at the top of the hive...  grain bag is probably the liner lifted off, but cant zoom in on the image to get a GOOD peek...
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Re: My bees
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2014, 11:02:20 am »
marty, can you re post your picture for us in a larger size?
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Re: My bees
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2014, 09:33:46 am »
Ok will do

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Re: My bees
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2014, 09:37:35 am »
I did look in yesterday and I have a few more dead bees on top now that I took the cage out. Thinking I might have to put in back on the way it is now I have more air coming in and I think that why I have more dead
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Re: My bees
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2014, 06:35:57 pm »
Marty..  I cant see much in the picture, but have to ask if the sugar around the opening is stained? If so, do they have Nosema? If not, what is the staining from?   Thanks!   
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Re: My bees
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2014, 07:03:30 am »
Is that sugar ...or some type of insulation?
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Re: My bees
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2014, 08:17:57 am »
it is sugar. and there is no stain around it that is the bees. i also have a patty in there so maybe that's what is looking dark to you.
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Re: My bees
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2014, 06:44:46 pm »
AHh, ok, cool, I feel better now  ;D
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