Beekeeping for Beginners

Inspecting a split

The video shows a beekeeper inspecting several hives to see if they have a queen and if they are ready to have a super added to them. The beekeeper checks a split hive, a five-frame nuke, and a testy hive. The split hive is a split from two colonies and the beekeeper is checking to see if it has a laying queen. The five-frame nuke is from another big yard and the beekeeper is checking to see if it is ready to be transferred to an eight-frame hive. The testy hive is being checked to see if it has a laying queen and if it is ready to be transferred to an eight-frame hive. The beekeeper observes that the split hive has a laying queen, the five-frame nuke has a couple of empty frames but will be okay, and the testy hive has larva in the cells…

Installing package

The video features a beekeeper named Skyler installing a package of bees with a queen. Skyler removes the queen cage and sugar water can from the package and places them in the hive.

The bees are then dumped into the hive and given time to settle. The beekeeper checks for hive beetles and ensures that the queen cage is properly placed. The video ends with the beekeeper planning to leave the bees alone for a day before checking on them again.

Video Summary:

- Skyler installs a package of bees with a queen

Swarm Traps or Bait Hives

The speaker discusses their use of a swarm trap, which they have hung across from the Congaree National Park in South Carolina. They explain that they have used this type of trap successfully in the past and have set it up in a way that is accessible from the ground. The speaker notes that they are getting older, so they have opted for an eight-frame deep trap with eyelids. They do not provide any further details about the design or construction of the trap, nor do they elaborate on their past successes or failures with this method.

Video Summary:

- The speaker discusses their use of a swarm trap near Congaree National Park in South Carolina

- They have used this type of trap successfully in the past