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  1. Calum's Avatar
    sorry classic picture of a robbed hive.
    Other bee colonies robbed it, I'll bet the even took the juice for feeding larve in open cells, Jons advice is spot on about putting whats left in a nuc - the only way the will be able to manage warmth to raise fresh brood will be in a small space by the sound of it. I think most of the flying bees would have been killed or absconded, so not much to worry about re location, and the polytube will provide a lillte extra warmth and shelter....
  2. Jon's Avatar
    If you find a colony on the point of starvation the best thing to do is spray with sugar water.
    You will be amazed how quickly they come round unless they are already stone dead
    The surviving bees will clean out the dead ones.
    Better move it back to the original site unless the polytunnel is more than 3 miles from it.
    if a lot of the bees have died best thing would be to put the survivors into a well insulated nuc.
    It is getting too cold for bees to take syrup so you will need to feed fondant.
    Realistically the colony has little chance unfortunately.