Hi Bob:

 >At least a bee with deformed wings can help around the hive.

Well, I doubt they are able to offer much help. I’ve seen some going
into cells apparently “cleaning” them, but as infected bees could they
also be spreading more pestilence around in the hive?

I understand after cleaning cells, their next task is to become nurse
bees.  As sick as they appear to be, it seems to me their glands for
producing brood food are likely to be affected.

The infected deformed wing bees I’ve seen don’t seem strong enough to
do much of anything else.

Regards,
Dick Allen

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