Our one colony from last year did not survive the winter. We found quite a few bees head first into the comb (a sign of starvation) on one end of the frame with half a frame of capped honey on the other end. In the hive we found about four deep frames and four medium frames worth of honey. We also found a lot of mold.
The honey and frames of drawn comb will not go to waste, they are added to our new colonies of bees and will give the package bees a bit of a headstart over bare frames. In return the bees will clean all the mold off the frames, it's a win for the bees and for us.
This is one of the frames we put in Hannah's hive, and after one week it is almost completely clean.
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