Essex County Beekeepers' Association - Checking the Hive

Join David Meldrum of the Essex County Beekeeper's Association, Topsfield, MA as he checks one of his hives. The bees swarmed recently and now doesn't seem to be doing well. "Hammock Fight" written and performed by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com . Produced, Photographed and Edited by Soso R. Whaley, Moaning Dog Productions.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bee
• bees
• honey
• beeswax
• beekeeping
• family
• fun
• educational
• Topsfield
• Fairground
• Massachusetts
• Essex
• County
• Beekeepers

[jfrederick71]

Your videos are very educational... I watch them multiple times! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill!

[soso5555]

@jfrederick71

thank you... hoping to add a piece on winterizing the hive soon...

[fotohogger]

I do knot know how to winterize hives. Do you have any suggestuion?

[soso5555]

@fotohogger

hoping to add a video on winterizing hives soon...

[seafret]

Thank you, very interesting, looking forward to seeing more from your apairy.

[aceman4564564]

how do i order hives



[rusticranchfarms]

answer to CCD.... Please forward...I will be uploading a video showing the actual fiber attacking a live bee later today!

[wb1h]

There is no problem putting supers on in early summer. Give them plenty of room.

[wb1h]

We did see larva. The camera zoomed in on them at one point. In the end this hive did quite well. The problem was that it had swarmed and the new queen was now laying, but non of the new brood had hatched yet.

[ChrisEWC]

I wonder if you are hurting the hive by having two supers on it while your upper deep is not filled. You might be creating a moisture or heating/cooling issue which could be making the hive listless.