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Thanks for the reply. I think I lost the queens to Varroa though I canÂ’t say for sure. The hives were packed with bees and I saw no evidence of swarm cells so IÂ’m assuming they died and were...

I am new to bee keeping and have two hives. I lost both queens and by the time I realized what was going on I had little capped brood left. Okay, duh. I suspected Varroa mites as I saw no evidence...