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Scenting
Bee scenting; photo by R. Williamson
Scenting
Scenting bees at colony entrance; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Scenting
Bees scenting at colony entrance; photo by The BeeMD photo collection
Scenting
Scenting bee; photo by Robert Snyder

Shrews or moles
Bee shrew; photo by Sturgis McKeever, Southern Georgia University, Bugwood.org
Skunks, opossums, and raccoons
Skunk signs: matted vegetation, scratching at colony entry; photo by Robyn Underwood
Skunks, opossums, and raccoons
Skunk visiting colony at night; note ground digging, scratch marks on hive, and mud at entrance; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Small hive beetle
Hive with two SHB traps; photo by D.M. Caron
Small hive beetle
Small hive beetle slime in a honey super; photo courtesy of University of Florida collection
Small hive beetle
Small hive beetle larvae and slime on brood frame; photo courtesy of University of Florida collection

Small hive beetle
SHB adults; photo by University of Florida
Small hive beetle
SHB adults among the bees on capped honey; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Small hive beetle
SHB slime with larvae; photo by Robyn Underwood

Small hive beetle
SHBs imprisoned in propolis on inner cover rim; photo by Justin Schiffler
Small hive beetle
SHBs imprisoned in propolis "jail" on top bars; photo by Justin Schiffler
Starvation
Dead bee cluster likely from winter starvation; no honey stores; photo by Ana Heck
Starvation
Dead bees on bottom board; likely from starvation; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Starvation
Dead bees on bottom board; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Starvation
Dead bees on bottom board; photo by Randy Oliver
Starvation
Honey bees head-in to cells beneath a dead cluster (no longer there) suggests starvation or deadout; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Starvation
Dead capped brood on frame in spring deadout, likely from cluster moving away from brood; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Starvation
Spring deadout due to starvation; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Supersedure
Supersedure cell not yet capped; photo by Robert Snyder
Supersedure
Supersedure capped queen cell; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Supersedure
At the very center of the image, there is a capped supersedure cell with an empty queen cup on the right side of it; photo by Dewey M. Caron

Swarm failure
Queen returning to hive after failed swarm attempt; photo by Rusty Burlew
Swarm failure
Bees returning to hive in failed queen swarm attempt: photo by The BeeMD photo collection
Swarm failure
Bees returning form failed swarm attempt; photo by Dewey M. Caron
Swarming
Illustration of swarm leaving a colony; illustration by Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping