Bees Were NOT Happy With Me Today 😅🐝 Feisty Hive Inspection POV | Go Pro Hero 13 Black | Beekeeping

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This footage was filmed in late February in Melbourne, Australia, using the Go Pro Hero 13 Black, giving you a true POV beekeeping experience exactly as I see it during inspections.

And let’s just say… the bees were not entirely thrilled to see me today.

After inspecting multiple hives already, this was my third hive inspection of the morning and this colony made it very clear that I was pushing my luck. A couple of very persistent guard bees spent most of the time reminding me that I was very much a guest in their home.

Honestly, fair enough. I had just been bothering their house.

This is a strong Langstroth hive and one that has helped me enormously over the past few weeks. I recently performed a hive split to create a new nucleus colony, which meant I had to take brood and honey frames from some of my stronger hives, including this one.

So the goals for today’s inspection were simple:

🐝 Confirm the hive is queen right
🐝 Check brood pattern and colony strength
🐝 See how honey production is recovering
🐝 Decide whether feeding might be needed heading into winter

What I found was interesting.

The hive is raising lots of brood, and the queen is clearly active with a very solid pattern. That’s always a great sign. But despite the strong brood activity, honey stores were lower than expected for this time of year.

That means I’ll likely hold off harvesting and focus on helping them build reserves instead. Sometimes the best beekeeping decision is to leave the honey for the bees.

You’ll also see a quick comparison and discussion around equipment, including why I prefer the metal queen excluder over plastic ones, and why the GoPro makes this style of filming so much easier than working with the iPhone setup.

The Hero 13 Black really shines here, giving smooth hands free filming while dealing with a lively hive… and yes, dodging a few cranky bees along the way.

This colony has always been a strong performer and has produced several splits over time, so the goal now is simple: keep her healthy and strong heading into the cooler months.

As always, thanks for stopping by and sharing the beekeeping journey.

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