I started 2 new hives this spring in central Texas. The weather
conspired to prevent the hives from becoming strong and building up any
surplus honey. In short ... I would describe them as "weak".
A few weeks ago, I noticed evidence of worm infestation and
dissassembled the hives. Both had a large number of worms on the brood
frames. The bees appeared to have abandoned the frames that were
infested. I removed as many worms as I could find. Took out the frames
that appeared to be damaged and infested and reassembled the hives.
This week I notice that I didn't get all and continue to see damage
being done by the worms.
My question is .... what shoudl I do? Will the hives survive? Should
I put new frames of foundation in now or wait until spring? Will the
worms die out in the winter? Should I start the hives over from
scratch? If so, what is the best method of doing this?
Any help would be appreciated.