Honey use from dead hive?

[Dange]

so I have one have not make it this winter I went in with 3 so 2 are there but I was wondering can I extract leftover honey from the one that died and feed it to the other two it looks like these bees died from condensation because there's a few B's the add some more of them but not very many will that affect the honey

[rwlaw]

It's most likely as you say, I wouldn't have any hesitation.

[rhami01]

I have a similar situation.  Bees did not make the winter - despite two supers full of honey.  This was my first year and I only had the one colony.

I now have two supers with uncapped honey.

1.  Is the capped honey fit for human consumption (which I'm guessing it is) - or should I just save for my next colony.  Will a new colony accept capped frames from the old colony which has died out ?

2.  Also - what should I do with the other frames which have been drawn by the bees last year.  Some have lavae in them, others pollen,... the whole remit.  If I still had a hive - I know the bees would make use of the frames and clean them up - but right now - no bees to do that job.  Can I save anything ?

Help !!

[Michael Bush]

>1.  Is the capped honey fit for human consumption (which I'm guessing it is) - or should I just save for my next colony.  Will a new colony accept capped frames from the old colony which has died out ?

If it stayed dry enough not to ferment probably.

>2.  Also - what should I do with the other frames which have been drawn by the bees last year.  Some have lavae in them, others pollen,... the whole remit.  If I still had a hive - I know the bees would make use of the frames and clean them up - but right now - no bees to do that job.  Can I save anything ?

Put bees on them.  They will clean it all up.  No need to do anything else.