Good morning,
I found this site looking for information on K wing. It was in a journal. Interestingly some of my package had this. I found it fascinating some of the bees had 4 wings, my thinking they only had 2, not realizing there were four connected. They looked like fairy wings. One drone in my package did have deformed wings. This was all supposed to be from a strong VSH colony, but they said they had to use a supplier this year instead of their own stock. My 3# package also came with over a cup of dead bees. I did an alcohol test on them anyway and think I found 5 mites. The inspector comes on the 13th of June, so I'll confirm then. I did an OA treatment and fed them a grease patty laced with lemongrass and spearmint EO. I also shoved a couple sprigs of lavender into the hive. I've only seen dead ants and pollen along with DE on my screened bottom board. Either the OA didn't work or they weren't badly infested. This was a package after all. I've ordered an OA ventilator I'll do once it's here as a prophylaxis. The few drones I have, besides the deformed wing one, which I removed, don't appear to have mites. They take numerous flights each day, to which I wish them well and too not return. My beekeeping experience has not been the chill experience I thought it would be. I may lose my first hive before I begin. I hadn't even mentioned the ants in my hive, roaches, birds, and dragonflies.
I'm baiting the ants and roaches, the bees are doing a good job chasing off the bird, and I've only seen one dragonfly swoop after a bee. Luckily I have a million other bugs they can eat.
Warmly,
Fern