Videos
Bee Related Videos
These are a selection of the best bee related videos available on the internet, mostly on You Tube.
The first seven have been contributed by branch members and we hope to add to these over the coming years.
Have a look, because if a picture paints a thousand words, moving pictures do so much more!
1] Finding, Marking & Clipping a Queen
This short video was taken by Sevenoaks Member Sarah Rapley at her Apiary in late spring 2012.
Click on: Queen Marking [6.5 mins]
Inspection of Hives at the Apiary of Sevenoaks Member, Sarah Rapley
Nick Withers our Retired Bee Inspector was invited to look through several of Sarah's hives on Sunday 8th July 2012. Have a look at these two videos.
2] In her WBC 1 Hive: Nick checked over a recent swarm which had been re-housed. Click on: WBC1 [10 mins]
3] In her WBC 2 hive: in splitting the 2 brood boxes we found Queen cells and thought initially the old queen had swarmed, but see how the tale unfolds as each frame is inspected. Click on: WBC2 [30 mins]
4] Beekeeping at Barr Wood Apiary.
Download these videos to watch recent meetings at Barr Wood Apiary. Barr Wood 2013 [30 mins] & Barr Wood 2009 [9 mins]
5] Collecting a Swarm in a Bottle! Intrigued?
If you have a swarm at high level, say greater than 5m up, then if you open this link to a 6 minute video you will see a somewhat humorous method of successfully collecting a swarm from a Holly Tree some 7m above ground level. 8m Swarm [6 mins].
6] Oxalic Acid Treatment
The following link should give you all the detail on this method of treating your bees for Varroa: Oxalic Acid [8.38 mins]
Watch this BBC Video on Breeding Hygienic Bees.
Click on: Hygienic Bees
Or look how the hobbyist beekeeper can breed bees with hygienic tendencies by using some of the ideas in 18min video: Hygienic Tendencies
Watch bees fighting varroa themselves.
Varroa 1 [9.38 minutes]
Varroa 2 [1.11 minutes]
Click on the following Titles to download these videos:
Life Cycle of Bees [10 mins]
Life Cycle Of Bees and Varroa Mite[10 mins]
Making Fondant [10 mins]
Making Sugar Candy [5.48 mins]
Sugar / Honey Feed in Re-sealable Freezer Bags
click on: Sugar/Honey Feed
Queen Bee Emerging from Her Cell in an Incubator
A Queen Bee emerging from her cell in the incubator. First she sticks out her tongue hoping to be fed, but just a little later she opens the cell and climbs out.
Queen Emerging [1.50 mins]
Queen Bee Piping
If you have never heard a queen bee piping you will find this video fasinating. Queen Piping
Dance of the Honey Bee.
'Absolutely Stunning' can be an over used phrase but I think this 6 min.video deserves this description. Certainly the slow motion photography makes it charming to watch. Click on: Dance of the Bees
Beekeeping by Rotation
Most of the Youtube videos on beekeeping are American but this 51 minute video from Gottingen, Germany [with English commentary] puts most beekeeping in the shade for its clinical efficiency. Do not be put off by its length because it is fascinating. Have a look by downloading: Beekeeping by Rotation [51 mins]
Queen Rearing.
These 5 videos should give you all you need to know about queen rearing:
Rearing Queens_ 1_5.AV1 [14.0 mins]
Rearing Queens_ 2_5.AV1 [14.01 mins]
Rearing Queens_ 3_5.AV1 [14.01 mins]
Rearing Queens_ 4_5.AV1 [14.01 mins]
Rearing Queens_ 5_5.AV1 [7.34 mins]
Honey Bees Living Socially in the Hive
Social Bees 1 [10 mins]
Social Bees 2 [10 mins]
Small Hive Beetle
We do not have the Small Hive Beetle in this country yet, but it is widespread worldwide and if you look at these two videos you can see the very good reason why we must prevent its establishment in this country by not importing bees from other countries. Have a look at:
Small Hive Beetle Infestation [10.08 mins]
Small Hive Beetles in Honey Bee Colonies [3.32 mins]
Housing a Swarm using the White Sheet Technique [3.17 mins]
Bait Hives or Swarm Traps
If you wish to expand your colonies or are looking to replace a colony that has died out over the winter, why not try to lure a swarm using a 'Bait Hive'?
When bees are looking for a new site their optimum preferences are:
Entrance between 12.5 cm2 to 75 cm2
Height at 5m to 1m.
South facing.
At least 300m from their existing site.
A chamber of about 40L [i.e.the size of a Brood Box].
It is even more attractive with drawn foundation & some honey.
So, the more of these you can satisfy, the better chance you have of attracting a swarm.
Also have a look for more information on:
Bait Hive [6.5 mins]
Or watch this delightful video of a youngster discussing with her father the bees checking out his recently installed Bait Hive: [3.5 mins] Bait Hive 2
If the heavy lifting has put you off beekeeping, why not consider the Top Bar Hive? It was originally designed for Africa because of its simple construction and cost. Eight Top Bar Hives can be made for the cost of one of our traditional hives! Interested? Have a look at this informative series of videos which run continously though all 21 entries from constructing the hive to extracting the honey. Click on: Top Bar Hive.
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