HELLO all Bee-L Friends:
   I have been in the process of pulling off all my honey supers, and
inspecting all my hives and getting them ready for fall feeding and
medications, and I noticed a very peculiar event that has occurred in
two of my hives. When checking the brood area, everything looks great
except there are a number of drones stuck half way out when emerging
from their cells. Some of the drones are alive and others are dead. The
bee's have started to remove some of them that have died, and you can
see where the bee's have cut into the wax cells in an effort to try and
free the drones. These drones are in worker cells, and the cappings
protrude outward above the comb surface. This has occurred in my best
productive hive and one other hive, and I was wondering if this is a
sign of a problem. I have never seen this before, and I cannot find any
information in any of my books, or any searches. I would appreciate any
information anyone has, or any ideas as to what is going on.
Thank You Very Much!!
Brian Hensel
Ukiah, Ca. USA
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