HAT TIP TO MEWZILLA!......................
Color me dense.
Didn’t occur to me until just now that poop covered hives could pose a contamination problem for raw honey...
EUW.
One other thing, maybe in addition to keeping our eyes peeled for Giant Asian Murder Hornets, beekeepers could be asked to report fecal spotting behaviors by honey bees.
The poop might be a handy early warning sign.