> Hi, > I am a beekeeper from Greece and I have a question for the group. > Every year, after the addition of the second floor of my hives, I > find many dead bees out of my hives. This phenomenon lasts about the > first 25-30 days after the addition of the second floor. Can you > help me? Here's another stumper for you all: When bees are removed from honey supers by placing a bee escape board between the brood chambers and the supers, howcum there are always a few dead bees left in the supers? They appear to be young and undamaged. Regards Allen W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/>