Video: Pad 13 | 6-Frame Inspection
This colony got off to a slow start but it is turning the corner. Found the queen and they are building comb. Going to have to feed and add another box soon.
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Video: Pad 4 | Poorly Mated Queen
This hive was a bit quiet and I needed to check in on it. I found the newly mated queen, and unfortunately, a poor brood pattern. In the future I will have to figure out what to do with it, but for this inspection I was simply looking to see what was going on.
Video: Warre Hive Reconfiguration
I took some time to move some frames around in hopes that it will entice the bees to build out comb in an empty box. I pulled some frames from the Warre and in the video you get to see what the inside looks like, and the special design of the frames from this company’s…
Making Videos Again
I had this on the to-do list and it feels as good a time as any. I have fired up the video camera once again and will be posting some videos of hive work and odds and ends. Subscribe to the youtube channel if you want to follow along. A quick programming note is that…
Multiflora Rose
This is a bush you hate to love if you are a beekeeper and a homeowner. We have a swale that runs through our property and several times a year we go through the monotony of cutting it back. At various parts of it multiflora rose grows voluntarily. When this shrub grows on other properties…
One on One – Beekeeper Joe Lewis
Caught up with Maryland Beekeeper Joe Lewis at the Chester County Beekeeper Annual Symposium. Its simply a short catch up and a discussion about a few odds and ends. Joe is involved with the Susquehanna Beekeepers and they have an active association with quite a bit of beekeeping education available at the website – http://susquehannabeekeepers.com/ Joe…
One on One – Rich Morris from Broodminder
I had on my to-do list to circle back with Rich Morris from Broodminder and conduct a proper interview with him. I got a chance to connect at the New Jersey Beekeepers symposium in February and after everyone had left on the second day we sat down for a one on one. I got a…
Adventures in Beekeeping – Split gone wrong
This is the video of the hive inspection I spoke of in Episode 94 and it went mostly wrong.