April 11, 2022

Bee Hive Inspection Checklist- Discussing the Honey Beehive inspection form available for Free

27 minutes

In this episode, we discuss the tasks of inspecting a beehive and how having a list is a great way to keep track of your hive's performance as well as tasks done and needed in the future. We offer this as a FREE Download (link below) including a quick and easy way to grade each of your beehives.

What we cover this week:

Scoring your beehive performance

The colonies temperament

Queens laying pattern

How to find the Queen

Tracking levels of varroa mites in the hive

Locating the queen and tracking her

Are their queen cells- What type?

A strong hive population

What is the hive's condition?

Type of hive equipment you are using

Pest and disease management

Identifying the problem

Are you using integrated management devices?

What type of treatments- when were they applied and when were they removed

Hive tasks and preparation for Spring, Summer (Honey Flow), and Winter

How is your hive configured?

We also recorded this and have it posted on our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsplMNFEZJCXBUmEAK6YQRg where we show a couple of examples of inspections and what to look for as well as a follow along, on the form we are offering for free. Check it out and don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and follow us on all the platforms you listen to and watch us on. Thanks!

Youtube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsplMNFEZJCXBUmEAK6YQRg

FREE Inspection Form- https://www.hyperhyve.com/freedownload

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