Spring hive management�

We’re in lockdown, so Cedar and Mira live-streamed from Cedar’s home today. They did some spring management on a hive, cycling out old brood frames and making space for the queen to lay in. They also answered your beekeeping questions, including about splitting a double brood box hive.

Happy Beekeeping from Flow Hive!

#flowhive #hivesplit #honey #beekeeping #honeyflow #beehive #beeswarm #broodframe
#honeysuper

00:00 - Opening hive
05:16 - Removing brood frames
10:11 - Swarm mitigation
15:34 - Cycling brood frame
17:46 - Split double brood box
20:32 - Add super + cross-comb
24:18 - Pollen pants close up
31:17 - Cold weather
34:22 - Queen bee
38:15 - Cut out honey frame
44:36 - Arrange brood box

[techiegk]

Thank you for these. Had a loss of my only hive this past Winter, so taking a few years off while live is a bit crazy. Loving these as a way to keep up while I'm away.

[PilotMcbride]

If the black cockatoos are flying backwards it will be windy shortly, 😂😂😂

[AlexGKrause]

Great informative session! Too bad it was lagging for long periods. Maybe consider doing a part 2? My hive just swarmed, and I was wondering how I could prevent that. Fortunately, I was able to catch the swarm and put it in a temporary hive while waiting for my Flow Hive to be delivered!

Thanks and keep up the good work,
Alex

[irinachekh]

Love your relationship with the bees.😊 Where are you located?

[sethdobrin]

Live in the northeastern US(CT). Haven’t found anyone else with. Flow Hive. Should I leave the Flow super on without an excluder for the winter? Or take it off and feed this winter?

[buzzybeeboya.k.ajermichael]

I'm gonna be a beekeeper when I get older

[ogochukwuujomu]

Do the honey drain into the bottle itself?

[jennettesearle]

Thank you very informative but also painful to watch with the lagging

[PapaBee]

Too much lagging. It’s hard to follow along.

[sethdobrin]

Maybe stop trying to do FB live and record then post