>> With respect to your bee squeeze test: how would I interpret the
>> results, one way or another?

Bill Truesdell responds:

> As usual, it all depends on what else you see and hear, but if the bees do
> not show Varroa issues, it could be dysentery or nosema.

I think I didn't ask my question clearly enough, so let me expose the
depths of my ignorance.  ;-)

If I squeeze some dead bees and get "loads of brown liquid bee poop",
Is that a *good* thing because it means they were successfully
holding it in so they don't have dysentry, or it is a *bad* thing
because the poop being held in their bodies is supposed to be more
solid, and if it's liquid it means they do have dysentry?

I suppose I should make myself dissect a few dead bees this summer
and get more familiar with the normal state!


Anne.
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