A newbie beek sent me a photo of what appears to be chalkbrood. He has cleaned this up but more have appeared since 5 days ago.
This is a continuation of what happened after we suspected the queen was accidently killed on a previous inspection:
I suspect the colony hasn’t built back up enough and may need to be reduced down in size. Should we take the super off? Perth has experienced a wet/cold spring. But it’s getting warm now as we move into summer with plenty of forage around.
Might throw in a ripe banana for good measure…