My plans for a hive-full of honey have been poleaxed by the wax moth, Achroia grisella. Against the advice of my mentor, Miguel the honey man, I had kept a hive without a queen. The results - a weakened hive unable to defend itself against the moth - are dramatic:
I took down the hive at the weekend, scattering the few bees left there to the four winds, and incinerated the whole lot as a precaution.
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| Moth invasion |
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| Coo-coo cocoon |
I took down the hive at the weekend, scattering the few bees left there to the four winds, and incinerated the whole lot as a precaution.
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| Burn 'em all |
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