Beekeeping | Finding Queen Eggs Made Simple: A Beekeeper’s Guide

[@LifesLaboratory]

My wife and I are new beekeepers. When we do inspections, I'll hold up a frame and my wife will snap a quick photo of each side with her phone. We photograph every frame this way (we currently only have a single hive) and examine the photos later in detail. This allows us to get our inspections done very quickly and gives us an excellent record of what's going on in the hive. With a high resolution picture you can easily zoom in to see the eggs and larva. If we don't see the queen during the inspection, we almost always find her in the pics. Love your videos BTW. Thanks!

[@e.l.1303]

@LifesLaboratory We also take quite a few pictures during each weekly inspection. It adds a little time to the inspection but let's you double check things later and jog your memory.

[@ellensmile001]

Such an interesting and helpful video! Your tips make finding queen eggs seem so much easier-thanks for sharing your expertise and making it accessible for beginners like me!

[@ericshipplett3517]

Excellent video. You are the best teacher.

[@beek]

Thank you! 😃

[@brianw.520]

There's an app called glasses that I used to use when i was an instrument specialist in order to inspect laboratory analytical equipment. The one challenge I have is holding a frame with one hand and a piece of equipment in the other without rushing or mishandling the frame while wearing gloves 😆. If i can get past that challenge, that app would be super helpful.

[@ahmedbounce3053]

you can use a phone chest mount but trust me you won't need it after spending long time on beekeeping

[@ahmedbounce3053]

You also can get a Selfie Stick Tripod with a button, Just leave your phone display on longer and whenever you're confused about a bee frame if it got eggs or not just press the button with your beekeeping gloves

[@e.l.1303]

Black foundation, reading glasses, magnifying glass, flashlight 🔦, and knowing where to look in terms of frame content and activity all help.

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful. Thank you for always being so supportive of all my efforts. I appreciate it.

[@GraemeGosse]

Thanks David. It's spring here in Australia and I've never been able to see eggs I'll be trying your tips at my next insurrection 😅

[@jk.jaikapoor]

@GraemeGosse How many bee colonies you are handling? 🤔

[@jimmyhilton5573]

Thanks David you are teaching me to be a bee keeper in to my 2nd month now praying to get through winter

[@beek]

Thanks for watching and glad my videos are helpful and good luck with winter.

[@timbervalleyhomestead]

I blew on my queen to help the pen dry quicker when I was marking her and no kidding she “died on me” I was baffled. She laid around and I literally thought she was done for. Took about 5 minutes and she started to crawl around slowly. But she is doing great now 😂 but I do blow on my frames 😂. Problem solving is hard but it is so worth it when you finally figure it out.

[@charliegioe3158]

David, I own a set of fly ties glasses that go on the front of your glasses. They flip up and they flip down I find them fantastic because you can go right back to your regular glasses. You should try it and they do come with a light.

[@brianbennett4374]

Thanks for the tips 😊. See you tonight at live stream 😁

[@beek]

Always appreciate your continued support Brian!!

[@RaphaelJThornton]

David I find it harder to see eggs in older, darker comb. Fresh comb is easy.

[@beek]

Good to hear a different perspective. I respect what you're perspective is. I guess my eyes are different. I just see white eggs against a black background better.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

One Idea you didn't mention with the vale is cutting out a section and replacing the vale screen with a piece of lightweight clear plastic or attaching the fabric to goggles or even your jeweler's mag with a cut out for viewing. (could use a clear caulk for the gluing to the edge. You maintain a separation to avoid stings and only sacrifice a small section of the air flow for improved sight.

[@beek]

Right, I made a video on how I inserted my piece of plastic. Here's the link:kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6CshpyOaqitfNksi=1yk6VSDfCjHe_817

[@onevalewa1131]

I have a pair.of.glasses way sttonger than normal.ones just for.inspections

[@stevenwyberg956]

Steven Wyberg Is leaving a small block of wax on the bottom of the hive for the bees to use a good thing to do?

[@e.l.1303]

In my limited experience, bees often ignore or throw out almost anything on the hive floor including wax and pollen patty pieces.

[@wpankey57]

I don’t use that phone because my fingers are so covered with propolis that I don’t want to get on my phone.

[@RaphaelJThornton]

I use a stand with my phone. Remote can take pictures or video. Can hold the stand and phone by the stand. Never have to touch the phone. Also regular bee gloves are too bulky for me. I wear a silk under glove with 8 mil latex or nitrile. Great dexterity. Good luck!!!

[@LifesLaboratory]

You need a helper. ;)