Tag Archives: honey combs

Kitten disease question???

Posted on March 28, 2013 | 3 Comments

A few years ago [ about 7] we had some kittens, and they seemed to have honey combs[not CEREAL] in their eyes, it would start in the corner and work it’s way to the bottom and when it reached the bottom they would die, it was summer, but there was no bees[i know, weird...] it seemed to be a very short period.
does anyone know what it could’ve been???
could it have been some kind of larve? this is a serious question btw.
we coulden’t at the time.

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What should I do if I knock honeycomb off of a top bar?

Posted on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

I have a top bar beehive and I went out today to move the false back so they have more room to build honey comb. Unfortunately, in the process of doing this, I knocked two of the biggest honey combs, all filled with brood, off of their top bars. I’m not sure what I should do with this comb. Should I leave it in the hive? Will any of the brood survive if I leave it in there? Or should I take it out and consider it a loss? Will it seriously harm my hive? Oh, I feel so horrible!

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