Kathy's kid,
you probably need to thicken up the sugar mixture your feeding to encourage the queen to lay ,, this will help build the hive during the fall now ,,,, also ,, a menthol pack in the top of the hive will help greatly with the wax moth larva that are invading ,, that is what they are by the way ,,, the larva can become quite large when given unlimited food & little resistance from the bee's ,,, if not taken under conrtol quickly you will lose the hive with in jsut acouple weeks. The roaches unless in large #'s are not a threat to the hive & are actually helpfull in ridding the hive of things the bee's don't clean up themselves, sooooo ,,, don't spend time worrying about the roaches & concentrate on the wax moths heavily. Good Luck
Rick
you probably need to thicken up the sugar mixture your feeding to encourage the queen to lay ,, this will help build the hive during the fall now ,,,, also ,, a menthol pack in the top of the hive will help greatly with the wax moth larva that are invading ,, that is what they are by the way ,,, the larva can become quite large when given unlimited food & little resistance from the bee's ,,, if not taken under conrtol quickly you will lose the hive with in jsut acouple weeks. The roaches unless in large #'s are not a threat to the hive & are actually helpfull in ridding the hive of things the bee's don't clean up themselves, sooooo ,,, don't spend time worrying about the roaches & concentrate on the wax moths heavily. Good Luck
Rick
Kathy-momof9 said:Ok, yes, the bees are being fed. And the grubs were in oblong sacks, had more of a green/white color to them, about the size of, if not bigger than the bees themselves. I did think it could be wax moths, except for the size, I thought they were smaller? The hive is up on cement blocks, I'm going to try making a stand with 'feet' so I can put them in water (I also heard motor oil works well?), and hopefully that will work. I know wood roaches can fly, whether or not these are wood roaches I don't know. Thanks for all the advice!
