---------- > From: Marton & Vicki Rusk <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Newbie to the Bee World question > Date: Sunday, September 16, 2096 2:33 PM > > I have one established hive since June 15, it has had medication for both > mytes, I removed the strips 8 weeks after they where put in, at this time I > inspected the hive the best that a beginer (without a smoker or bee suit > yet, i used coveralls :-) ) could do. Everything looked real good to me, > the second deep super was stating to get filled out with honey for the > winter and there where lots, and lots of larvea in both supers. I think I > should have put one of those Queen extractor things in between the 2 supers > because the Queen is laying in both supers. > > Anyhow...in the last few days here in Arkansas it has gotten a little > cooler, last night we had a Toad Strangler (it rained a bunch), the hive is > up on concrete blocks, slightly unlevel toward the front of the hive so > that lots of water won't go in the bottom. I went out to look at the hive > this morning and there where a few dead worker bees at the front entrance, > along with 7 or 8 dead larvea, most of the larvea where almost to the adult > stage. There a 2 or 3 that where a little smaller. I picked up one of the > larvea and the abdomen was goowie like thick puss. > > I was told by the guy I bought the established hive from that the bees had > already been medicated for Foul Brood, but this was last spring, I think he > did it after the honey season. I am not sure if I have a Foul Brood problem > or if the weather took the bees by surprise and a few died. I don't know > what to do, could someone tell me what to do. I may just be over-reacting. > (like a parent with thier first born) > > Thanks in advance for who ever answers my Newbie questions, > > Marton