[SDCBeeks] Fwd: Abandoned hive and molasses like honey

[myke smith]

thanks for all the replies.

The honey was inside, next to my water heater (to warm it up) and still soo
thick it would not drip through the filters.

I am just east of St. Mike's HS.

No mites. I did my preventative medicine in the fall. I tried to attach
some pics but was denied. Might have been a second queen in the hive
based on the appearance of the comb on the frames.


On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 3:57 PM O <reserveshop at gmail.com> wrote:

> Honey is thicker at cooler temperatures. If you are opening it now then
> it's likely thick because of ambient temperature.
>
> Most hives here die from varroa. You can see little while flakes inside of
> the empty brood cells. If you look online you can find pictures of what it
> looks like.
>
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 3:35 PM myke smith <homejerk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Good afternoon. I opened my remaining hive today and everything looks
>> great. Lots of activity and larvae.
>> My second hive,  however, decided to abandon ship between thanksgiving
>> and Christmas. Not sure why, but they did. But the also left most of their
>> honey. Very dark and thick, almost like molasses. Would someone explain why
>> the honey is so thick and dark? Previous hives in the Middle East were not
>> as thick or as dark.
>>
>> TIA.
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