Another Real Time(ish) Hive Inspection

First inspection of a hive that shows it needs another box and some checkerboarding.

00:00 - Preview.
00:35 - Introduction.
01:40 - Forgetting stuff.
02:25 - Removing winter wrap (on June 13th).
02:50 - Opening hive (full of bees).
04:05 - Top box full of nectar.
05:50 - Second box (full of bees).
06:15 - Gently smoking the bees.
06:45 - Capped brood.
07:00 - Queen cups.
07:35 - Gunked up drone comb.
08:50 - Partial shade is good for the bees.
09:00 - More drone brood between boxes.
09:40 - Defensive bees.
10:20 - All frames full of bees.
10:45 - Smoke the queen.
11:15 - Foundationless comb and drones.
12:10 - Deciding not to dig deeper.
13:30 - Inspecting bottom bars.
14:00 - Signs of a very productive queen.
14:20 - Scraping off drone comb.
15:05 - Stung.
15:30 - Sheets of brood (hive ready to split).
16:10 - Let’s get out of here.
16:35 - Summary.
18:25 - Checkerboarding.
19:15 - Location makes all the difference.
19:50 - More bees are usually harder to handle.
20:45 - Scenting, slugs and rat holes.
21:30 - Funky coloured supers (woodpecker-proofing).
22:15 - Summary (cont’d).
22:50 - Checkerboarding as swarm prevention.
24:05 - Why I’m not splitting the hive.

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