I have a hive that has been very slow/weak this year. My belief was that it had a marginal queen, but I did not re-queen. Two weeks ago it had a very small cluster but the brood pattern was very good, much better than it had been and I assumed they had superceded the old queen and the new/better pattern was the result from the new queen.
I just checked on the hive and immediately noticed that most of the capped brood had sunken caps - very different from anything I have seen before- very distinct. I did not notice any smell. I pulled another frame with the same results.
I have two other strong hives nearby. What should I do? Thank you for any advice and instructions.
I just checked on the hive and immediately noticed that most of the capped brood had sunken caps - very different from anything I have seen before- very distinct. I did not notice any smell. I pulled another frame with the same results.
I have two other strong hives nearby. What should I do? Thank you for any advice and instructions.