The good, The bad , The ugly (inspection)

[saltybluegrass]

https://youtu.be/bsvtqNqmxwM
https://youtu.be/aWawpKEmOUo

This is the hive I took 7 quarts from 2 weeks ago. It?s also a cutout from my neighborhood. See the cross comb pollen piece that fell in the BB?
It is also the one I want to use to help my slow hive.
See if you can spot in the video where more than 10 bees got in my bonnet because
I went back to the house to get my hive tool and thought - hey they?re so calm , I?m not gonna zip all the way up!!
I?m
Now nursing over 30 stings.
This is my best hive.
Any comments?

[The15thMember]

Oh no!  I saw the comb falling coming!  The previous frame or two I saw the foundationless comb moving around a lot and I thought, "Oh I hope one of those doesn't fall," and then it happened, I was like, "Noooo. . ."    That foundationless comb can be easy to bend and break in warm weather if you tilt the frames too far back and forth, I nearly had that same thing happen to me one time.  My sister was with me that day and she noticed the comb bending and saved me. 

I think one of the big lessons here is to always properly wear your veil.  I know there are some beekeepers who don't wear veils all the time, but personally I think it's a bad idea.  To take a sting to a sensitive area of your face, like your mouth, nose, or ears, not to mention the potential danger of getting stung in or near an eye and damaging your vision, the risk is just to great not to wear a veil.  Even if it's hot and cumbersome, it's not worth losing your vision over.  Safety first! 

Perhaps someone more experienced than me will comment on this, but I think that those bees could use a little more smoke.  When they start getting antsy and peering at you over the frames, give them another puff or two so that they don't get to that very agitated state where there are lots of bees flying out of the hive at you.  I would also again recommend working the hive from the back or the sides so you are not in the flight path of the bees coming and going.  When you are moving around out in front of the entrance, the guard bees take notice, and the whole hive becomes alert pretty quickly.  I would also again recommend working the bottom box of the hive first.  Working the top box first smokes all the bees down into the bottom box, and then it's full and angry by the time you are ready to work it. 

I apologize if it sounds like I'm being overly critical, my intentions are not to be.  I just don't like seeing you getting stung so much!       

[Ben Framed]

Good post member ....

[saltybluegrass]

That hive sits parallel to the fence so I was working the way you recommended. I shoulda worked brood box first.
Luckily that piece that fell was capped only on one sire and pollen on the other.
I?m very encourage about this hives growth the brood stores are fabulous- the super is getting honey again. My poor neighbor came out to walk her dog and asked me what the heck all these bees are doing. I advised her to give them an hour. They were back to normal after about an hour.
Thanks member.

[The15thMember]

Good post member ....

Thanks, Phillip. 

That hive sits parallel to the fence so I was working the way you recommended. I shoulda worked brood box first.
Luckily that piece that fell was capped only on one sire and pollen on the other.
I?m very encourage about this hives growth the brood stores are fabulous- the super is getting honey again. My poor neighbor came out to walk her dog and asked me what the heck all these bees are doing. I advised her to give them an hour. They were back to normal after about an hour.
Thanks member.

Oh you are right, I did not notice how the hive was turned, sorry about that. I agree about the hive looking good though.  I only have a year and a half worth of experience, but your hive seems to be getting along nicely, healthy looking bees, full boxes, and bringing in pollen and nectar.