Purple eye'd pupa being uncapped.

[nietssemaj]

Thoughts as to cause?



Not sure but it almost looks like drones being culled as the cells appear to be larger than the surrounding cells. I've read everything from VSH culling to wax moths. I haven't yanked any of the brood out to check for mites yet.

[Kathyp]

my observation hive pulled both sides of a frame.  uncapped them and dumped them.  i have no clue.  they looked fine to me.  the queen immediately filled that frame and it hatched out fine.

i figured they had a reason...and i suspect that it might have been poor nutrition.  the weather had been bad and even though they had syrup, they had no pollen.  just my guess.....

[yockey5]

Bad times so freeloaders must go.

[Javin]

Bad times so freeloaders must go.

The economy affects everyone.

[AllenF]

It's Bush's fault.   

It is a good thing when bees clean up after themselves.   

[AndrewT]

I've read that sometimes when we get into a hive, then put frames closer together than they had been, the bees will sometimes pull out the brood and start over if there isn't enough room for them to emerge, especially drones, since they stick out farther and need more room to emerge.  Don't know if that's true or not.

[Michael Bush]

This is the age where they uncap because of Varroa infestations.  They are doing the right thing. 

If it's wax moths, it's lesser wax moths who will burrow along the midrib injuring the brood but you don't see the webs or the damage.