Beekeeping Inspection | 5 Wrong Ways To Inspect Your Hive

[@kristinvogel2896]

I use old pillowcases to cover supers while I'm inspecting - they are the perfect size, keep the bees in, and the robbers out.

[@highlandhoneybee]

As hubby is always telling our boys, "Slow is smooth and smooth is fast."

[@beek]

Always!

[@wpankey57]

David, I always appreciate the knowledge you share. I also want you to know that the quality of your videos are second to none. They are all first-rate. Well done as always.

[@beek]

Wow, that is much appreciated. I try hard. So I appreciate that you noticed and enjoy the videos.

[@toreydevaney4763]

I love tip #6. This is my first year beekeeping and I've often thought the J hook side was too thick to fit between the frames espically, with the first frame you have to take out. I honestly thought it was just my amature technique or something. Glad to know that in this situation I wasn't just making rookie mistake by not knowing how to properly use tool. Thank you for everything you do. I've learned so much from you this uear and would not have been able to do this amazing new hobby without your ultimate beekeeping class and all your videos. I truly appericate you. Thanks again!

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wethepeople536]

Love the commentary

[@beek]

Thanks

[@kathycarr1777]

Pillow cases as calming cloths are great. I've added two dowel sticks sewn into both sides. It keeps them from blowing off in the breeze and you can give it a quick snap when reassembling the hive and all bees are back in the box!

[@rockybeachy]

AUGUST! This helpful video is all about inspections in August-plz change the video title to help viewers find it.

[@dwren4554]

Like your bush league bee bully comic… very effective and great August tips

[@davethekiwibloke]

Great tips as always, thank you. Love the look of that book, I'll order a copy for my bee shed library.

[@thomaskoppenhaver2758]

Thanks for the video David, I hope you enjoyed your time at the EAS Conference! Thanks also for all the great lessons. I didn't previously understand the importance of August in the world of beekeeping. You have helped immeasurably. Keep up the great work!

[@beek]

Hey Tom, thanks! And I hope you can join me at EAS in Maryland in 2024

[@thomaskoppenhaver2758]

I am planning on it, and maybe you can test me while we are there! That would be an honor.@@beek

[@jeffstoeger2974]

David great informative video. Thanks for sharing.

[@progers1971]

Your animated guy cracks me up! Thanks for all your tips!

[@4850937]

Eventually, I might get a hive tool with both hook and pry bar bend.

[@phyllisflorian3540]

Thanks, David!

[@johnmenocal1633]

A pillow case can be a good substitute for burlap to cover hives temporarily!

[@NotAsTraceable]

I have to get into my bees earlier in the morning because I can't stand the heat this time of year. They aren't in a good mood usually but really I only have one hive that gets super aggressive. I try to just take my time, be gentle, smoke the bees....and myself..lol. I'll be in my 10 hives only twice in August. One for a queen check and to install feeders which I've already done and another to do a quick mite check and place Apivar strips. I refill the feeders by only opening the top which doesn't disturb them.

[@diannemiller4754]

Great information for the month of August. Thanks

[@beek]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shaunmelton]

Great video with tons of information, thanks you.

[@LIL-RED-BIRD]

I top feed with through the top cover, they need feed when they need feed sometimes you just have to bother them a bit to swap out the feed jar.

[@kentcostello5286]

I'm going to get that book/magazine for more information.

[@Sergeant1001]

I like tip #6, I would be worried the you heated the temper out of the steel. Thanks for all you do.

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

Thanks on this video 10 to 2

[@richardmadsen3149]

I love this video!

[@tonyt.1596]

Thanks for another great informative video.

[@beek]

Thanks for watching!

[@rickeywesterman9120]

David, I live in SW Mississippi. The temp. hear for the last three weeks has been above 98 deg. F. Usually in the 103-106 Deg. F. I am a first-year beekeeper and I have a pretty good teacher I feel. But I'm looking for a 2nd opinion just for educational reasons. So here it is. I have two hives. They are the same age. I bought two nucs at the same time and transferred them to 10 frame boxes on the same day. Anyway, its been 4 months i think and my hives have grown quite a bit. so much infact that I added another 10-frame box to each of them. Well hear it is August. We are in dearth, and I have been feeding my bees. I have been staying out of the hives. I have treated for Veroa mites. My teacher told me to stay out of the hives to prevent a robbing situation. I went in my hives two days ago because I couldn't stand it no more. now my hives are side by side with about 4 feet of space between them. The hive on the right, there is plenty of egg, larva, and capped brood. The hive on the left has no egg, larva, or brood. Only honey, nectar, and some pollen or bee bread. This hive does not have any emergency queen cells or even queen cups. I didn't see the queen but i just feel she is still in there. The bees were calm. my teacher told me that sometimes when the dearth comes, the queen will just stop laying. can you give me your Insite? I have no reason not to believe him, just looking for other perspectives.

[@coho33]

Great Advice Thank you

[@TheKevin459]

18 stings later, confirmed leave bees alone in august on rainy days. They found my socks while I was inspecting the hive, I was trying to figure out why they were so mad and packed in the hive. Thanks

[@beek]

So true. They will always go for the socks.

[@anthonymauceri8919]

Should you have take out the honey frames that are in the brood chamber, and is so what should I replace the frames if I don’t have drawn out comb

[@KerthStocker]

David, I would like to suggest you try the Kent Williams hive tool.

[@burger]

cool shirt!

[@lizzysanders523]

Any recommendations for someone who is allergic to smoke?

[@kylefrench7985]

Great tips David!!! Thanks for everything!!! I think you should start making J hooks and selling them!!! I got my first bee sting as a beekeeper right in the right knee!

[@michelledelynnshiflet8988]

Fast as you can, as slooooow as youuuuu can 😉😉😉🐝🐝🐝

[@Ascien]

i use dry banana leaves for my smoker.

[@KennyD4x4]

When it's 100* outside I'm done by 8:30 😁

[@jack00scarecrow]

slow is smooth smooth is fast

[@locknload62]

I’m just getting into bee keeping… I have 2 swarms I caught in traps should I put them in nucs or a brood box to over winter? Really like your videos I’m learning a lot just hope I can get all this down lol..I really enjoy bees

[@davidpotts3844]

The bees had worked the first box, drawing 8 of ten frames and population increased greatly I added a second brood box, moving 2 frames of brood into the second box and having to put in 2 frames not drawn. The bees started working frames in second brood box and seem to have forgotten about drawing the frames in lower box. Again the bees increased in population and with a dearth have been slow drawing frames of foundation. I have continued with feeding sugar syrup during this time. Golden Rod is now blooming and I am hoping they will draw the frames that they have not been working. Getting kind of worried that they haven't stored enough and have consumed a lot of what was stored. Weather here stays warm in the 70's during Oct, Nov

[@richiephilbrick8636]

Hi I was wondering if the top of the winter bee kind is insolation there all sold out so I’m trying to make one thank you

[@anthonymauceri8919]

How many brood frames should have for the month of August

[@willdelito8561]

6-7 BROOD FRAMES

[@jvm3753]

Mr. Burns, I inspected my 2 hives last week. My 1 hive, with a 2023 queen is very strong. Got a 2 deeps on it. My other hive, with a 2022 queen, 1 deep, 1 shallow. It's not thriving. I'm wondering if I need to replace the queen. I'm new to this, and can I re-queen this time of the year? I'm in SC, so it's hot.

[@goddessmother]

What abut using paper from my shredder in the smoker?

[@beek]

This is a great question for my livestream tomorrow night at 7PM central time, here's the link: kzbin.infoYXbQF0qia2U

[@IDVDalot]

Emergency type question here I like to have a plan for when things go wrong so Im hoping you can help. I have not seen you or anyone else make a vid on what to do if something bad happens while doing a hive inspection or extrating frames and the bees get mad and attack. Im asking because Im new and have 5 hives and recently for some reason one hive became aggressive and I had to stop and there were maybe only 50 bees on my bee suit and they were all over my camera and my head and vail. It was not an Alfred Hitchcock type situation but still scary for me and I was getting nervous. It made me think what would I do if there was a worse situation such as maybe I slip and knock over the hive or something extreme like this. I should have a plan. Would you bring along a moving blanket to throw over the hive? And maybe another over your body and maybe Have extra smoke to smoke your suit and hood? Garden hose or 5 gallon bucket of water? Some kind of a chemical? fly swatter? It seems like someone like you would know. Can you please tell me? Thanks Chris

[@apatriot1762]

1:18 it looks almost as if a hive is knocked over

[@beek]

Na just some boxes ready to go on.

[@stonemad35]

I will be forging 20-25 Damascus hive tools in about a month. I'd like to reach out to you and get your opinion on my creations.

[@Lec_Go_Klemp]

Hello,is it better to have shade where bees are placed or place them where its sunny all day?

[@sarahlemon7119]

I notice it's best not to inspect when it's too hot out. Bees don't like that, my bees prefer the cooler morning time

[@killzoldek6147]

Hi

[@ginapicciolo3228]

I will try again to ask my question again, when harvesting honey, if you have some capped brood on the some of the frames, because the queen went up , how would you harvest them? TIA

[@ericjohnson5940]

Put it back in until they emerge.

[@beek]

It's happened to me alot, I just don't uncap the brood, spin the honey out, then put the frame back in the hive to be cleaned up.

[@ginapicciolo3228]

That's what I end up doing, but I just wondered what his opinion was

[@BucksBeesS.C.]

That books better or close to bee keeping for dummies

[@mhlevi]

Would you request this late in the season____one of my hives already did something bad to a new queen. I am letting itt go unless you have another idea!

[@LIL-RED-BIRD]

Depending where you are, I’m in Ontario Canada it’s getting late to let them replace the queen. If I was in Florida it would be a different story. I figure 6 weeks to start getting brood with them replacing the queen. Letting them go hopelessly queenless then putting in mated queen is what I did to solve that issue this July. I’m lucky enough to have 2 sources of mated queens less than a hour away.

[@scotcompston]

I've worked with metal for several decades, your not weakening The Hive tool that much.. long as your edges aren't too sharp you should be fine and the metal shouldn't chip. That would be my only worry

[@mhlevi]

Sorry re-queen