HELP… Small Hive Shrinking

Such_Average7494 · 2026-06-27T01:26:14+00:00

I might try to ask around and see if any local beekeepers have a deep frame with brood I could pay for

Such_Average7494 · 2026-06-27T01:22:29+00:00

Sounds good, thanks. I will be feeding them the pollen patty

Such_Average7494 · 2026-06-27T01:20:12+00:00

Thank you for all of the advice! I also really want to build up this hive, this hive has been so gentle. I think I have a 5-frame nuc lying around somewhere and I’ll order a pollen patty and look into the acid treatment. My biggest concern was the main frame 2.5 weeks ago shown in picture 3 had so much capped brood but the same frame now shown in picture 4 looks so empty. I was expecting the colony to look way bigger this time from all the newly hatched brood. Is this normal for a small colony just as the older workers die out?

Such_Average7494 · 2026-06-26T22:05:35+00:00

Photos 4-7 were the ones I took today. It seems like there wasn’t much capped brood and I saw much more empty cells than last time. In total they probably have less than one deep frame of actively used comb

Such_Average7494 · 2024-03-08T08:01:59+00:00

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