My landing board is damaged by a scratching animal. How do I repaint with the hive full of bees? Do I need to transfer the frames to a new hive?

[Dawn_SD]

@Semaphore

Do possums even eat bees? I have no idea.

US opossums definitely eat bees. There is a night vision video of one caught in the act somewhere on this web site. Scratching, eating, then running off crying, then coming back for more. Fascinating stuff.

Opossum eating my Bees as a midnight snack?!

So I’ve read elsewhere skunks love to eat live bees which seems crazy but apparently opossums, or at least the one currently residing in my yard seem to enjoy eating live bees too! I had no idea. I recently set up a beehive cam and almost immediately saw a opossum wandering by every night eating the dead bees on the ground. His presence seems to irritate them so they start clumping on the outside of the box. Well the other night to my surprise he decides to lean up and take a big bite of bee…