Boy did I get a scare just now! I opened one of my new hives and under the Telescoping lid, but over the inner cover, there were three "cockroach" like insects dark brown to black about 3/4 to 1" long.  Please don't let this bee what I hope it is not. I haven't heard on any other insects co-existing in the hive with bees but they seem to be going great guns. Each hive has gone through 2 1/2 gallons of 1:1 syrup since last Tuesday. 
 
I don't think the small hive beetle is in Texas as yet at least I haven't heard of it. (with fingers fully crossed.)
 
Any Ideas?
 
Cliff
"Everything is useful from some position or other and there are some
positions from which even the most useful thing is useless."