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I was watching my bees today and found one that looked strange. Her wings were unhooked when she was on the landing board. Is this K-wing? What should I do?
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I checked for mites about three weeks ago and got 0 mites but it was my first time checking so I may have done something wrong. I spent some time watching the hive today though and found one bee like this https://imgur.com/a/5cRfFaNDo the bees appear frozen in this position? Normal bees will sometimes hold their wings out for a while so it is not always a sign of virus. How many bees look like this?
Have you treated for mites?
I got the hive this year and the person I got from said he treated the nucs in the spring with apivar. I did the alcohol wash that returned 0 about a month after we got it. It may have been me doing it improperly though as it was my first time so I'm not ruling that out.Kwing can be a result of tracheal mites…..a different critter than varroa mites. Kwing can also be a result of age.
Seeing one bee with kwing isn’t reason for concern, in my experience.
PS Testing a hive for varroa this time of year and finding zero mites….IS a cause for concern….in my opinion.
Do the bees appear frozen in this position? Normal bees will sometimes hold their wings out for a while so it is not always a sign of virus. How many bees look like this?
Have you treated for mites?
It rained so I couldn't do a mite check until today. Here are the results, do you see any mites?Kwing can be a result of tracheal mites…..a different critter than varroa mites. Kwing can also be a result of age.
Seeing one bee with kwing isn’t reason for concern, in my experience.
PS Testing a hive for varroa this time of year and finding zero mites….IS a cause for concern….in my opinion.