I installed new packages on Monday. I noticed lots of yellow stains on the hive entrance? Is this normal for a brand new hive? Do my Bee's have Nosema or the craps? What should I do?
If the bees are not staining the top bars with feces, don't worry about it. Not much you can do about it in the short term anyway. Flying weather will cure it.
Packages are made up of mostly nurse bees and are confined. They have a stomach full of pollen if they are nursing brood. They will have dysentery when you let them out.
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