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I lost a hive last year because of a lethargic queen (bad laying pattern) and a novice beekeeper (me) :D, then the SHB creeped in overpowering them. It is my understanding that when you see the wax...

You definetly have your work cutout for you, especially if you haven't found the bees yet!

SHB! Small Hive Beetle INVASION: use checkmite treatment. Your varroa mites may be resistive to the checkmite, but the SHB won't be.

I had a cutout colony that I had brought to my yard and it was...

I'll have to remember to use wire screen next time.

Thanks

BT

Very nice pictures! So the bees will use that wax to build new comb or repair old comb?

AceBird... I should have made it clearer, not for comb use but for meltdown. I am new to this (1st year) so pardon the rough edges around my understanding and communication.

I did melt it down,...

More of a question than any thing else. I had a colony I caught from someones home (a swarm from spring) that was infected with SHBeetles, within the first week of introducing it to a completely new...