ground under hives

[greif]

Hi
newbie here. Hopefully will be getting my bees this week or next. I have read that SHB larva live in the ground under hives, what can I put down so they cannot live there? Would stone work, 3/4" limestone that has sharp edges?

thanks
gary

[NCSUbeeKEEPER]

placing your hive in full sun is one of the best things to help combat SHB.

[NasalSponge]

You have SHB in Wisconsin??

[honeyman46408]

If they don`t they will have so start now for prevention.

[fish_stix]

Don't worry about SHB in the ground. They don't go to the ground to pupate until after they've destroyed the hive. You shouldn't have them in WI anyway, unless it's a few hitchhikers in packages.

[Michael Bush]

I think they are actually a problem in both Wisconsin and Michigan. It must be the sandy soil.