Well, I have not been on for awhile. I also have not been out to check on the bees for a long time.... a few months, probably. I wont go into it here, but I have had a pretty hectic and unforgiving summer. Unfortunately, the bees suffered because of it.
Two of my hives were destroyed by wax moths.... I mean DESTROYED. Should I burn the woodenware? There are cocoons everywhere. Very Very sad... I am ashamed, but I truly have not had the opportunity to get out there. Still ashamed. I did try to get rid of them, by selling since I knew I was going to have trouble with time.
Secondly, all of the remaining hives (3) have SHB's. I had supers on and I think too much room. The hives seemed fairly normal, strength-wise. I reduced them down, so I hope they can take care of it. Can a strong hive dominate ? I guess I could treat, but if there is another way that would work I would do that. So much for no SHB in Indiana. All of my hives were from swarms or cutouts.
Lastly, I pulled roughly 15 deep frames of honey. Since I had SHB, can I just harvest that honey, or do I need to freeze it first?[/font] I just crush and strain it, but am wondering about eggs or whatever. Any thoughts?
Thanks for any opinions. Sorry to be gone and spring back in with 20 questions. :roll: