How to do a Spring Inspection: Prepping for a Buzzing Season

[@mikehill9888]

Thank you for the video. The great value that the bees do for orchards and honey is wonderful to see.

[@blackcreekorganicfarm296]

Bees are going great

[@kathysarmcandy1992]

Into fall here in the US. 18-30C up and down. Plenty of pollen. Little nectar. Supers off soon. We keep on a full deep in honey on plus a full rim of sugar bricks thur April. Long wet winters.

[@tree2205]

We've had one hive for nearly two years now. We haven't looked inside since we set it up, leaving them to do their thing in the garden. Mark, would you be interested in doing a house call. You could film it if you're as curious as we are.

[@davidshoemaker4437]

Yeah, I am glad you have a bee suit and gloves they seemed a little bit excited. I do love your videos keep up the good work.

[@shaneingas]

how good is this time of year in Aus! 👏must of checked our hive on the same day i had it the same setup as your super on top through winter and brood just as good drone sells new ones popping out and its a fiesty hive too.. our only one.. one girl got me on the leg through the suit and pants under that 🤦🏼‍♂️..although i decided to take queen excluder off making double brood and looking to put a super on probly next weekend now if all going good.. id be interested to watch a video of you splitting this hive.. your videos are great 🤪!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

WOW by just starting to come out of winter looking at that beautiful brood it looks like you Better pull up Your britches an grab another gear an hang on because that colony is getting ready to go wide open. You are going to be up to your ears in swarms if you are not on the ball with those colonies. Thanks for the update on what you have going on this time of year . I hope you have the best season of all time. THANKS

[@theSam91]

Good to see that double-layer mesh suit is effective protection against the hotter colonies. Hives like this are why I will never, ever inspect a hive without a full suit and long gloves. I've got a few like that, and they produce heaps of honey but they sure don't like me coming and taking it!

[@showaltermicro]

first like and Hello Bee Man

[@wadebarnes6720]

I hope my bees never get that happy to stick to my face I would have to quit

[@polly3213]

Mark .. If your going to keep bees near your house and you value other people please requeen with some quite genetics. Trust me ive learnt this the hard way. Bye the way varroa is now only some several hundred kilometers way from where you are. Time to say its endemic in eastern australia?

[@suebrown3917]