WELL , that was interesting. i am retired ex commercial, 60 yrs in bees. bees always have a GOOD reason for leaving. how many hives do you have. the area i could see in the video looked very sparse in regards to foraging for bees. you could choose a few varieties of plants and plant a lot of them. farming areas are usually very poor for bees. you would do well to have them close to your house so you can observe pollen coming in and general activity. NOT lots of bees ,rather weak. a bit of over smoking, they don't like that. if you want foundation drawn out you need a strong hive and plenty of nectar coming in or plenty of feeding.
@michaeljoncour4903 Thank you for the comment. I had 3 hives and 2 left. The bees I have are all swarm catches. The one in this video is the only one I have left. Yes this hive is weak but it has at least a full frame of capped brood. I will inspect it again this weekend if it's warm enough.
You didn't let me down
Love your videos!!!!
Thank you so much for watching!
🎉🎉Firsties🎉🎉 Dude! So sorry the bees left. So weird!! The mic sounds great for sure! No more wind noise 😎 Nooice! 😎 STOC
Thanks, the Bees are doing much better now!
WELL , that was interesting. i am retired ex commercial, 60 yrs in bees. bees always have a GOOD reason for leaving. how many hives do you have. the area i could see in the video looked very sparse in regards to foraging for bees. you could choose a few varieties of plants and plant a lot of them. farming areas are usually very poor for bees. you would do well to have them close to your house so you can observe pollen coming in and general activity. NOT lots of bees ,rather weak. a bit of over smoking, they don't like that. if you want foundation drawn out you need a strong hive and plenty of nectar coming in or plenty of feeding.
I stopped when I seen ratchet strap and made popcorn. Then laughed hysterically when seen smoking..why im here lol
Thanks for the great advice. I am learning a lot as I go!
@michaeljoncour4903 Thank you for the comment. I had 3 hives and 2 left. The bees I have are all swarm catches. The one in this video is the only one I have left. Yes this hive is weak but it has at least a full frame of capped brood. I will inspect it again this weekend if it's warm enough.