News Animals The whole beehive gets a fever… By Susan Milius November 15, 2002 at 2:52 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Ailing beehives may not sniffle and sneeze, but new research shows that they can run fevers. Chalkbrood fungus turns bee larvae into stiff, white or gray mummies. Jeff Pettis/USDA Honeybees exposed to the potentially deadly chalkbrood fungus raised their nest temperature about half a degree Celsius, report Philip T.