[empire]

I'm buying an established hive from, what I can tell is, a good beekeeper. He's moving and not taking all of his hives with him. What should I look for when inspecting the hive? I assume look for the typical maladies AFB, EFB, chalkbrood, etc, but what else?

 

[BooneCtyBeek]

My experience has been that if he has treated for other than mites and you don't continue the same, the hive has a high likelihood of dying.

 

[empire]

Hmm, didn't think about that. Very good point. I'll definitely check that.