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Title: What is this
Post by: Irwin on January 23, 2010, 10:18:04 am

I been going through about a thousand deep box's still more to go but I found this and I have no idea what it is are what did it. You will see a bee encased in it.


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Title: Re: What is this
Post by: REDBEE on January 23, 2010, 11:03:32 am

Hey Irwin, that  looks like a pollin patty that wasn't eaten before the hive died off

Title: Re: What is this
Post by: Jim134 on January 23, 2010, 11:15:48 am

Irwin ....

Look at the pix I would agree with Redbee keep asking ? I will help if a can .......


  BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

Title: Re: What is this
Post by: johnnybigfish on February 09, 2010, 09:13:36 pm

It looks like chewed up wax that has some mold fuzz in it.
I get it sometimes too...Ive seen it alot when moths chew the wax up in my empty boxes when I have them stored.
You know what it reminds me of also? the stuff you shake out on a shuffleboard table!

your friend,
john