flies

Ugh! We have had a "colony"--clearly a cluster/swarm of black flies overtaking us! There's nothing dead for them to be attracted to, no exposed feeders, other food sources...they're just clustering near each of my hives (small apiary in Co) and multiplying so fast that I think it's wearing...

The second cut-out I did from a water meter has just been proven a failure. My first is doing well, but rebuilding slowly. When I went to inspect the hive two weeks after I put the comb and bees into from my second water meter cut-out, I found very few live bees, maggot infested brood and no...