12 minutes of super fantastic beekeeping.
The bees seem healthy, but none of my colonies are making it out of winter strong so far.
00:00 — Hello farm hives.
01:15 — Removing sports strap (no ratchet straps for me).
01:50 — Bottom entrance clogged with sugar.
03:24 — Inside the hive.
04:04 — Cracks between the supers.
05:10 — Inside the hive, reducing down.
05:50 — Mountain Camp often doesn’t work (left over sugar).
06:50 — Inside the hive, smallish cluster.
08:20 — Adding rapid feeder (with spilt syrup).
09:10 — Crack in hive, disposing of sugar.
10:00 — Leftover drawn comb.
10:20 — Parting words.