They have some type of disease. Crawling is a symptom of several different diseases. The first question I would ask is the varroa mite load of your hive? The hive looks weak in the video based on flying the bee traffic. Is this a new bee hive? Did you install a nuc or package bees? The diseases that first come to mind are....
Crawling is one symptom of Nosema disease. There are 2 types of Nosema. Apis and Cerana)
Some bees infected with Chronic Paralysis virus are unable to fly and can bee seen crawling, often climbing up stems of grass.
Do the bees have "K" wing?
There are many things that cause crawlers. There is no simple answer without further investigation. Ask your mentor to help you inspect your hive and look for a cause.
You should get a mite count. look for "K" wing. You could collect a bee sample and send them to the Beltsville bee lab for analysis. See their web site for details on samples. You can google them on the web.
They have some type of disease. Crawling is a symptom of several different diseases. The first question I would ask is the varroa mite load of your hive? The hive looks weak in the video based on flying the bee traffic. Is this a new bee hive? Did you install a nuc or package bees? The diseases that first come to mind are....
Crawling is one symptom of Nosema disease. There are 2 types of Nosema. Apis and Cerana)
Some bees infected with Chronic Paralysis virus are unable to fly and can bee seen crawling, often climbing up stems of grass.
Do the bees have "K" wing?
There are many things that cause crawlers. There is no simple answer without further investigation. Ask your mentor to help you inspect your hive and look for a cause.
You should get a mite count. look for "K" wing. You could collect a bee sample and send them to the Beltsville bee lab for analysis. See their web site for details on samples. You can google them on the web.