Matthew, I'd really like to know if the bees had begun to cover the snake with
propolis or if they already had?  Since they cannot remove the intruder, it is my
understanding they would "embalm" the critter in order to protect the hive from
infection and disease>
Lawrence

Matthew wrote:

> While opening some hives today I found a curiousity unheard of from any bee
> friends.  Somehow a baby garden snake found it's way to the top of a deep and
> was promptly killed there by the bees.  It was curled around a frame leaving a
> tell-tale of it's unfortunate demise.
>