OMG, another disaster

Although there had been very little activity outside the hive, I had no evidence that wax moths had taken over the inside. My first clue was seeing cocoons when I switched out feeder bottles.

First day of fall and it is time for another entry. This time a wax moth disaster. The short version is:  Queenless at the end of August. Dry weather. Re-queened at the height of summer heat. All seemed well. Waited three week. Opened the hive to this!
Moral of the story. Late re-queening, probably won't be successful. Take the hive, weak in numbers but still healthy and merge with a strong hive. Don't think you can fool the wax moths. Yuck will ensue.
Check out all the photos at the link on "See the Bees." Read the full story on the September 24th entry.