I have to agree that the debris at the hive entrance and out front 3 or 4 feet tells me alot. I lay sheets of corrugated tin ( from old roofing projects) in front of my colonies and watch the "accumulation" closely...especially when my neighbors are planting corn. It can speak volumes on whether planter dust had an effect that year, and believe me, it varies from year to year. However, it always amazes me  how healthy colonies can rebound when the tin is littered with dead and dying day-old bees who were fed a first meal of contaminated fresh pollen.



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On Apr 7, 2016 5:49 PM, Kelton Temby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

It's amazing what shows up at the hive entrance and on the landing board

each morning.



Of course dead larvae, dead bees, crawlers with DWV or even SHB slime will

tell you pretty important things about health conditions inside the hive.

But it can be pretty fun for a general audience too!



Check out what's eating these bees -

https://twitter.com/keltronixinc/status/717847953252024320





*KELTON TEMBY*

Keltronix



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