First look at hive . . . (video)

[c10250]

I treated for mites last fall . . . insulated . . . . gave them an upper entrance . . . and put them to bed weighing over 140 lbs.

I opened the hive up today to find this . . . .

first hive inspection 2012

Actually, because of the shim, there were just as many bees sticking to the inner cover, that was not shown in this video.

[splitrock]

Yes sir. That's a nice sight. I am surprised you have the weather for it today.

Next time we get into the fifties over here, the top feeders are going on mine.

Joel

[Sparky]

LOOKS SWEET ! Do they have any honey left ?

[c10250]

LOOKS SWEET ! Do they have any honey left ?

After subtracting for added insulation/super, . . ., etc, the double deep weighs 117 lbs.   I have around 30 lbs of stores left before critical weight is reached.  I don't think I'll come close to that.  Pollen starts to come in in a few weeks.

Ken

[Country Heart]

Very nice!  It's always inspiring to hear, or rather see in this case, success stories.

[Old Blue]

Thanks for sharing.  They look great.

How do you go about weighing your hive?

Old Blue
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[c10250]

Thanks for sharing.  They look great.

How do you go about weighing your hive?

Old Blue
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Kali-bone-ya

Hive sits on a platform scale.