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I have a puzzlement. A new beekeeper, just started this year, went into
winter with four colonies. Two are alive and well, two are dead. One
dead hive is a particular puzzle for me. There were lots of bees pretty
much filling three supers. They died spread out through the hive not
clustered, not head in. There were abundant stores and the bees had been
able to fly, presumably one way, as late as a week ago. This does not
look like anything I have ever seen. No dwindling, no starvation, no
sign of disease (at least that I am familiar with), just lots of dead bees.
All the colonies had the same treatment (as far as can be measured).
Any ideas?
Tis a puzzlement.
Tom Elliott
Chugiak, Alaska
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