Comments on: Right Conditions for Inspections

By: Mat

Mat — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:27:13 +0000

Great article thanks for this.

I was reading to see when was best to go and speak to the girls today, luckily although being over clouded the temp ramped up from 15 deg C to 17. They kept their peaceful hum whilst I was navigating the frames – although there were some moments that they ramped up the “oi, you’re pushing your luck here” tune…

The girls I have are very good much a good tempered bunch, and they’ve only been in the hive a few days (from a nuc) but there is some drama going on I need to sort out and am having to pick my times carefully.

You are very much right about the change of their humm you cannot go far wrong seeing what sort of mood they are in with this!

By: Robert Murawsky

Robert Murawsky — Mon, 25 May 2020 21:58:28 +0000

Thanks so much for the information, especially when to inspect the bee’s and good luck with your new times your going to have to inspect. Thanks

By: David Lee

David Lee — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 01:11:05 +0000

Harvesting honey can be a very local thing. Your list is a great guide and a good start. However people still need to “Listen” to their bees and answer accordingly. Living where I do on the subtropical coast in southern Queensland in Australia we can harvest all year round – OK not as much in the winter as the summer but we have species that flowers autumn through to almost spring Only August and part of September do we leave them alone. Another thing we have to content with is heat. Our summer days can run to mid to high 30s*C (90-102*F) when wearing a suit is totally unbearable so I aim for working in temperatures below 30*C(86*F) and on hot days means working the hives from 6-9am and 4-6pm. In our winter months I tend to keep to 10am-2pm

By: Phylllis

Phylllis — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:43:17 +0000

It has been close to 100 for several days, and the days that are cooler (70 – 80) are quite overcast or it is raining.
Out of those days – are the sunny, but in the 90 – 100 range okay to work with the ladies?? I don’t want to make them upset, and swarm.
Thanks for your advice

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:57:23 +0000

In reply to William.

William,
I think Beehavers just “have” bee’s and don’t really tend to them. You sound to me like a new “Beekeeper”. Hang in there. This is my first year too. I couldn’t have imagined all the adventures I was going to have… and it is only early June! lol. Good luck. Enjoy!

By: Rita Maiorelle

Rita Maiorelle — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:54:13 +0000

We are newbies at be keeping and need as much info as possible. Thank you!

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:23:36 +0000

I hear you on the don’t inspect on a cloudy day rule, just got stung three times through my suit somehow. They got really angry very quickly.

By: William

William — Mon, 16 May 2016 23:24:11 +0000

Thank you for publishing this! I am a new beehaver and was looking for this exact information–when to work the bees. No wonder they were so agitated the last time…

Thanks again,
William

By: Cecil

Cecil — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 03:11:11 +0000

Thank you I have copied some of your items and have read them over until I have no more. I come back to read more about bee’s and I still must be doing some wrong. Buy thank you for a great job training people to keep BEE’s
Cecil