[labradorfarms]

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?

 

[22DPac]

A photo of the stains might help with the diagnosis.

 

[Vance G]

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.

 

[treeWinder]

Could just be pollen stains, get any wet weather there or heavy dew?

 

[Splatt]

I agree that if it's not poop, then it's probably pollen. Both of my hives have a yellow tint to them on the landing board and around the entrance.

 

[Michael Bush]

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.