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Re: Mystery Brood Anomaly
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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 24 May 2016 21:13:52 +0100
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To my eye the bees looked unusual - many black and shiny with white stripes on their abdomens.  Never seen anything like that here - is it a local strain?

The worst case of bald brood that I ever saw was a nuc on the point of starvation; gave them some warm syrup and they capped it all.

I note that there are very few bees shown - had the combs been shaken to remove them, or was the adult population very low?

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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