In the survey, a hive loss was attributed to colony collapse if varroa or other mites were ruled out as a cause;
few dead bees were found in a hive, a sign that they fled; a queen bee and food reserves were both seemingly normal pre-collapse; and food reserves were left alone after fleeing.
Not exact matches
A vexing aspect of the disorder is that there are ample resources left in the hive, and
few or no
dead bees in or near the hive.
When a queen is
dead or dying, and the worker
bees (don't get any ideas, guys) need to make a new one, they select a
few larvae and feed them royal jelly for the rest of their lives.