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Honey Bee Hive Inspection February 18, 2012
- The beauty and awe of the honey bee hive is especially striking on this wonderful warm winter day
- Hard at work making the most of every opportunity. Notice the pollen being brought in!
- The bees are healthy and active and still have plenty of stored food
- How to conduct a beehive inspection in winter
- Proper precaution taken with smoke and veil
- The number of dead honey bees cast out of the hive
- Items required for the job; bee suit, tool hive, spray bottle with a little bit of honey bee healthy, camera, and sugar
- Hive is nice and clean
- Only a few dead mites noted
- Beekeeping For Dummies – the perfect resource for this kind of work