The smoker makes a belated appearance at the tag end of the video--it could have helped with the stinging, no? I like how you move the frames slowly and carefully to avoid hurting bees. And sometimes you keep mostly upright the withdrawn frame you are inspecting which respects the orientation of the wax cups which the bees construct to be re tilted toward the heavens to keep the honey/nectar from running out, right? Your layens box must be level because your comb is straight, but it looks not-level from the pov of the camera... I love your layens hive, you have a happy healthy colony there, and I wish you buckets of honey. You are certainly doing something right !! I was hoping to see that amazing swirl pattern on a frame but not this time I guess. Great job! Thanks for the tour of your beautiful hive.
I find that the smoker works best to move bees it can calm them at times. I find moving slowly and not smashing bees is as good as smoking but there are times when I have to move at a faster pace and it comes in handy to have the smoker to move the bees to insure that I don’t smash them. Keeping the frames upright is important to keep the nectar from coming out especially when there is a dearth to prevent robbing. It is very important to have the hive level side to side to insure the bees draw comb straight especially if you don’t use foundations but it can tilt to the front a little but it still can be a challenge to keep them drawing with in the frame and not cross combing. I should have leveled up the camera. Thanks so much for your comments I hope you enjoy my video. I hope if you are keeping bees they are doing well and you also get buckets of honey thanks for watching.
The smoker makes a belated appearance at the tag end of the video--it could have helped with the stinging, no? I like how you move the frames slowly and carefully to avoid hurting bees. And sometimes you keep mostly upright the withdrawn frame you are inspecting which respects the orientation of the wax cups which the bees construct to be re tilted toward the heavens to keep the honey/nectar from running out, right? Your layens box must be level because your comb is straight, but it looks not-level from the pov of the camera... I love your layens hive, you have a happy healthy colony there, and I wish you buckets of honey. You are certainly doing something right !! I was hoping to see that amazing swirl pattern on a frame but not this time I guess. Great job! Thanks for the tour of your beautiful hive.
I find that the smoker works best to move bees it can calm them at times. I find moving slowly and not smashing bees is as good as smoking but there are times when I have to move at a faster pace and it comes in handy to have the smoker to move the bees to insure that I don’t smash them. Keeping the frames upright is important to keep the nectar from coming out especially when there is a dearth to prevent robbing. It is very important to have the hive level side to side to insure the bees draw comb straight especially if you don’t use foundations but it can tilt to the front a little but it still can be a challenge to keep them drawing with in the frame and not cross combing. I should have leveled up the camera. Thanks so much for your comments I hope you enjoy my video. I hope if you are keeping bees they are doing well and you also get buckets of honey thanks for watching.
Typo on your title: "...matting nucs" looks like it should be "...mating..." cheers.