High speed summary of Life inside the Beehive / Snabbspolning genom livet i bisamhället

A compilation of three summer months from inside the beehive. From colonisation of the empty hive to the days following the swarm (that probably reduced the colony to less than half the number).

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Bee
• Bees
• Hive
• Beehive
• Bikupa
• Bi
• Bin
• Bisamhälle

[agentfloyd211]

i wanna kill it

[andersHQ]

@agentfloyd211

Well, yes, hhmm, I understand that you feel this urge to be recognized and confirmed, and, well, hhmm, I understand that you have few other options, so well, hhmm, i really value your input on the subject. Thank you!

[andersHQ]

Nice to see so many comments coming up.

And interesting to observe that we have different means to be seen and confirmed...;-)

[andersHQ]

Well, there were plenty of pollen and offspring, but not on the side facing the camera.

They built all in all 10 combs, and the "action" was mostly in the middle part. You can see in the film that building accelerated when the first new worker bees were hatched (is that the word?) roughly a month from the colonisation.

[andersHQ]

Thanx!

It was fun too!

[andersHQ]

Thanx for the nice comments!

I used a 2 MP Logitech webcam via extension USB cable to a laptop. The hive has a glass pane separating the (small) camera compartment from the inhabited part. I also put a small low-energy light bulb i the camera compartment. I alternated between taking stills and video clips, both manually and controlled by timer. So basically there was nothing difficult or technically advanced... Just an opportunity to observe life's miracles close up and from the inside!

[TorilSaga]

@apicanada It took about 10 weeks of filming, and then a bit more to put it together and cut it.

[TorilSaga]

@permaculbeekeeping Yes you can put it on Your website!

If you want the original file I can send it to you if I get an email.

Toril

[permaculbeekeeping]

This is beautiful, thanks for the work. My I put it on my bee web site ??

[MrPartyWaffle]

damn they work fast

[apicanada]

great video, how long tid it take you?

[MarinosFilms]

This is a phenomenal video! Thank you @andersHQ !

[TheCsePower]

NOW LET'S BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thirteenfingers]

@tzkelley Glad you've got the book. it's a good one.

I had a feeling you might be a beekeeper... as you suggest, absconding wouldn't be unexpected... but a swarm...

I can only imagine that an actual swarm flying would be a sign of such a bumper season that even after so little time they felt optimistic enough to build up new queen cells and move on again... hence the quote.

Or maybe they've just got really bad genes and swarm at stupid times.

Are yours on top bars or frames?

[tzkelley]

@thirteenfingers Thanks. I have Phil's book and listened to the podcast you refer to (and most of the rest of his excellent, earlier ones). Still, as a beekeeper myself, I know swarming is rare in the first year. Absconding on the other hand...

[armanflint]

Very cool video.