JolyBees - Season 2, Episode 3: Hive Dive

Jump into the hive to take a close-up look at the bees building comb. Also a visual check from below for straight combs (that makes the hive easier to manage), and lifting out a bar of comb to check for capped brood (cells that contain maturing bee larvae and are capped with a mix of pollen, honey and wax), which indicates the queen is laying eggs.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bee
• honey
• honeybee
• comb
• top
• bar
• hive

[green2lean]

Haha, did they sting you? Why did you put your suit on? You know, I often tend my bees in sandals, shorts and t-shirt. I use hope 20,000 bees don't decide to attack me one day. That would hurt a little.

[davejoly]

@green2lean

Nope, no stings this time. When I open a hive I'm not too familiar with for the first time, I opt for long pants, the shirt and veil. I've had bees wander up my shorts and, while thrilling, find it rather distracting. ;-)

[tonyfarley]

Another excellent show! Ever think about adding a bit of music and some narration?

[davejoly]

@tonyfarley

That might make it seem too much like work. ;-) I've been putting these up more as visual notes to myself and for a few interested friends, rather than as a podcast kind of thing, though I know the title is a little misleading. iMovie has made it easy for me to knock these together pretty quickly and the annotations allow me to deal with the other info as inspiration strikes.

[OutOfaBlueSky]

@davejoly Well, the quick and dirty solution is to state what you want to accomplish before you open it, then at the end state what you saw. It does provide the viewer with a sense of accomplishment and closure.

[groundviewllc]

nice video, dave ... very educational. hope to see them in person at some point.

[AngelHeartStudios]

Neat!