Hi All,

We've been monitoring stickyboards for the past two months for a number of
colonies in an experiment.  None of the colonies have varroa to any extent,
and all appear to be in good health.

What's surprising us is that in a few of them, only in the past two weeks
(getting cold here), we're seeing dozens of bee legs and wings, typically
somewhat clumped in the same area of the stickyboard, generally towards one
side or the other.

The entrances to the hives are reduced, so I do not suspect mice, nor do I
see many wasps at this time.  Nor any other predators, nor odd droppings or
signs of wax moth.

Has anyone else observed legs and wings on the stickyboard, and if so, did
you figure out the reason?

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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