Black mess on varroa board

[BB2]

Hi to all,

Discovered this forum and like it so making a first post to ask is there any cause for alarm after finding this black substance on the varroa board under a newly installed (one week) nucleus in a Langstroth hive.

There are only 5/6 varroa on the board and the bees are flying and active despite poor weather at present.


Any positive diagnosis please.


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[G3farms]

bee poop

[BB2]

Hey!
Are you saying the big black blob almost at centre is bee poop!!??

That's a big pile of dung for a little bee!

How do they get it in one pile.

Would appreciate the how, what and when please but thanks for the reply.

[kathyp]

don't know what made the black glob, but other insects and critters get on your slide in.  it's a great place for mice to nest if you leave them in over the winter 

if the hive looks and acts healthy, stuff like that is probably not to important...

[G3farms]

How do they get it in one pile.

squat and squeeze 

[AllenF]

Women do seem to go the bathroom in groups........................

[annette]

I'm with Kathy on this one. Sometimes I find strange looking stuff on the bottom board, but I don't worry about it when the hive is otherwise healthy looking.

[Michael Bush]

Something other than a bee probably was scavenging food from the tray and left some feces behind.