Not sensible with an apidea although the bees should be unharmed.
I like to try an overwinter a few.
Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Not sensible with an apidea although the bees should be unharmed.
I like to try an overwinter a few.
Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Thanks for the heads up Jon....reminding me to winterize my high rise apideas and check their feed. This winterising's been a bit topsy turvy with one thing and another. Had some CBPV II here last winter in a colony...shiny bees etc but can't see the thoraxes on your sunny pics to see how mauled/bald they are.
Looking at the wings - most of which are intact - I don't think that deformed wing virus is the culprit here. These also tend to still be reasonably hairy. If they are shiny then susbees might well be right and they might be suffering from chronic bee paralysis virus. Are they even blacker than expected?
Yep.Are they even blacker than expected?
I would say a touch of CBPV is a good call.
An Americanism? Winterise perhaps?
Reminds me of Beefheart. Booglarize those Apideas.
Last edited by Jon; 13-11-2013 at 09:25 PM.
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