- Joined
- Mar 15, 2014
- Messages
- 165
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- East Sussex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
Hi all
Looking at one of my hives this morning I noticed that the entrance was covered in some sort of gunk. I didn't look yesterday, but I'm sure there wasn't any there the day before, and I took a photo the day before that which clearly shows it wasn't present. It's a very weak colony, I've yet to open it up fully (the weather refuses to coincide with my working schedule). It was two brood boxes which I reduced down to one, and there's 1kg of fondant on it although when I last looked they'd not touched it. Is it dysentry?
Photo of hive entrance
Looking at one of my hives this morning I noticed that the entrance was covered in some sort of gunk. I didn't look yesterday, but I'm sure there wasn't any there the day before, and I took a photo the day before that which clearly shows it wasn't present. It's a very weak colony, I've yet to open it up fully (the weather refuses to coincide with my working schedule). It was two brood boxes which I reduced down to one, and there's 1kg of fondant on it although when I last looked they'd not touched it. Is it dysentry?
Photo of hive entrance