Tom was out to check on the hive yesterday. He proved my theory right. They are dead. We have a hive full of bee carcasses. It's been a very wet winter and they were infested by evil, honeybee-murdering mites.
I've been waiting to see some signs of life. Spring has arrived late here in Oregon. The apple trees are just starting to flower. But we've had a few warm days. I expected to see the scouts venture out into the sun. But it's been quiet. I even lobbed a stone against the side of the hive a few weeks back, to see if I could arouse the guard bees. But nope.
Poor little bees.
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Oh, man - that's so sad! I'm sorry to hear your hive is dead. :(
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