Slime out A sad day. This is what hive beetles do to a hive...they leave a yeast which ferments the honey and the bees just can't cope. The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is a beekeeping pest. The SHB is believed to arrive in Australia on government army vehicles first being first identified at Richmond, NSW in 2002. Subsequently it has affected many areas of Queensland and New South Wales. Beekeepers moving their hives has caused the spread. Despite bees/beekeepers being responsible for feeding Australians our government was slow to respond to the outbreak and often neglect to support beekeepers. Unfortunately our government than makes foolish decisions pandering to agrochemical companies and legalising toxic poisons like fipronil to be used in Beehives. Many commercial beekeepers are now using fipronil within beehives ( fipronil is not allowed near food in Europe). Food and insecticides should never be mixed. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/16/eu-fipronil-ban-bees?0p19G=c Fortunately wise beekeepers are coming up with more natural solutions. Beetle buster is one solution. Please don’t use poison in Beehives there are so many chemical free solutions. https://www.beetlebusterbeekeeping.com/ Clip @anitarayner