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JP
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Reply #20 on:
July 30, 2011, 10:04:11 pm »
Treat the clusters just like you would a swarm because that is pretty much what they are at this point. Scrape, shake, brush them in, whatever you need to do and look for a queen. Cage her!
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scrapiron
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August 05, 2011, 07:32:15 pm »
Well I wanted to close this thread out. Went back the following day to scrape off the clusters and they were all gone. I monitored things for a few days and the whole place cleared up.
My take: The second hive was dying out due to SHB. All the bees were starving from no food stores, thats why the place was covered in dead/dying/lethargic bees. I guess the skylight was hungry confused bees. There was no hive there. I never imagined SHB could do so much damage.
At the end of the day I got a colony of bees and alot of knowledge. Thanks for everyones help!
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August 08, 2011, 05:18:20 pm »
Lots of work and a job well done.
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