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so last week, I had concluded that one of my hives had likely succumbed to nosema through the winter. Yesterday I decided to take the hive apart and clean it up for the package that I will be getting in another month or so. When I got in the hive however, I saw no evidence of Nosema and TONS of bees clustered together and literally stuck to the comb. The top hive body was mostly still full of honey and they had eaten pretty much all of the honey out of the bottom hive body. there was a big pile of dead bees concentrated in the center, below the clusters. They were also densely stuffed into the cells in the frames, as if to keep warm.
I know they made it through most of the winter since I tapped on the hive in January and heard a buzz. So just not sure if they froze on one of our cold snaps this spring?
I know they made it through most of the winter since I tapped on the hive in January and heard a buzz. So just not sure if they froze on one of our cold snaps this spring?