How To Do Your First Hive Inspection Of The Year. Beekeeping Management In Spring.

Do you leave the inspection boards out on your hives for the winter..?

Hello my friend. Question.
We too here in NY are just now starting spring, yet I have a hive that has a little brood but zero new eggs! The pollen just started coming in like two days ago. Could it be that she is waiting on pollen/bee-bread stores to start laying?

Great video! Found it very helpful!!
Could you kindly provide me with the brand of bee suit you are wearing.
Thanks & keep it up

Thanks! Keeps me from over thinking

Great job. I'm very much the same when I inspect my hives, spot tidy eggs check all is well close up. Q - I'm based in Carmarthen and it's mid March and haven't yet done my first inspection. I have sat by the entrances and observed good activity/pollen going in on fine days. Anyway I was sat by two hives and I spotted drones? One hive had quite a few drones coming out. Lots of workers/foragers also, pollen going in good activity. Is this expected or possible for mid march? I'm holding off until April to inspect. At this point I'm hoping it's not queen less, maybe a drone laying queen? Or maybe the hive didn't boot out the drones? Or maybe some hives have Drones this early? Anyway to put it simply, is it likely or normal to see drones this time of year? I suppose I will know one way or another soon.

Nice one, I was just about to inspect mine here on Dartmoor and your tip on waiting for Dandelions made me hold back. I have subscribed, makes a change to BBKA mags.

Hi gwenyn,
When should I stop weekly inspections?, I check once a week at present (2 hives), do I carry on weekly till next year or stop and leave them till next year?, Love your videos, they've really helped 👍

What language is he speaking? Are there captions in english?

Greetings from Cardiff. What stops the Queen legging it and what do you do with the wax?

Just found your videos and I am definitely going to put the brace comb back on crown board for them to clean up

Gwenyn I like your work and thinking.

What month was this?

Don't understand a word you are saying, mate. Sry.

If you found them queenless and no eggs wouldn’t you join them with another hive over news paper (as long as no laying workers).

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Hello, I was taught the first inspection was most important for disease identification but you never mentioned disease?