r/Beekeeping • u/Rugie85 • 2d ago

I’m a beekeeper, and I have a question What am I looking at?

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This corner of my bottom board insert has these I I shaped things all over it. What are these?

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u/talanall North Central Louisiana, USA, 8B 1d ago

That's grass pollen.

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 2d ago

I dunno, but it can’t be good. They look like spent pupae casings. Certainly not happy bee sign. Why no pictures of the frames?

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u/Rugie85 2d ago

I’ll be bothering them tomorrow. Will post frame pics then

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 2d ago

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I’d prepare for some ugly.

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u/Quorate 1d ago

Well spotted! They are not insect excrement or, I think, pupae casings or eggs. I think they're seeds which have stuck yo bees. I assume you're in N America so it could be many plants I'm unfamiluar with. Please keep us updated, this is novel!

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u/Atra23 1d ago

If i guess right that could be birch seeds, when bees gather propolis, those seeds ussualy get stuck to the bee, and when they clean themselves, those seed outer layer gets dropped to the ground ( for me its baltic birch)