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I noticed the same thing with my two strongest, most productive hives last year, early May. We have a short dearth around that time, just before the Thyme bloom (in Greece). I treated with Bayvarol the prior September. I'm on an island, so no heavy Ag here, thus the wildflowers always outnumber all Agricultural plantings.
I was just looking at the photos I took last year. A mass of dead drones, various stages in front of the hives. Live drones being evicted as well. I picked a few up and put them on the hive cover to inspect and photograph. All the mature drones had the endophallic symptom you described.
But when I look at the photos of the drone piles, I don't see it. Maybe the rotting drones were easily squished when I picked them up with my heavy beekeeping gloves and that action popped their innards out? The drone larva/pupa I picked up didn't have that symptom. This is my first post... I guess I can't post photos on here?
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