Back in the days of trachea mite being a new problem, crawling bees was reported as a symptom of infestation. As I understand it, folks in northern areas still get some reminders that the T mite problem has not completely gone away.
Walt
If brood looks good as mentioned I would probably put on some grease patties for tracheal mites, and if you have a bee inspector, get some samples sent to beltsville for testing...
Something ive heard is that the system pesticides happens a little differently north of the border. Instead of "ccd", alot of the time you will find confused bees who cannot fly, and die close the the hive. I've talked to many keepers in Ontario who report similar results, so it could be an indication of Neonic poisoning.
Well... Is there?
After my 1 pm to 3 pm mass of bees orientation flights, I regularly pick a dozen or so up off the ground and get them back to the hive. Some of them SORTA fly but it just hasn't come to them yet.
Jackam, not sure what you got going on, but its wrong..... Bees are not baby birds...... they can fly perfectly an hour or two after hatching should the need arise... If you have bees crawling, and they are not old tattered wings, you have an issue......
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