Richard60
New Bee
At the moment my Bees are very busy. What time of day is the best time to inspect the hive?
When they're the most active,
I.E. Not there!
I find the best time is in the morning 10 onwards or if you can or early afternoon there's been a few times when I have been pushed for time and have gone in the Hive after 4 and it makes it really difficult because they are all there because they're coming home for the night and then generally more Aggy at being disturbedd, however this is generally more the case when the nights start coming in a bit more to be ok now however I would be wearing at going in too late !!
If you want to go in and see what's going on I've always found the best times are when the weather is the finest ie. No cloud or threat of rain,
At the moment my Bees are very busy. What time of day is the best time to inspect the hive?
When the bees are very busy
It also depends on the bees you keep, i can go investigate on one colony when it is raining and thundering or blowing a hooligan and the darlings crawl around like slug's ...as i get through them (the angriest till last) the difference is noticeable but if some need checking i do it regardless of time and weather. even the angry ones do not bother me.. not forgetting i started with bees from hell that also did not bother me..
Never in the dark though
Unless you're a queen rustler.
Got to have a reluctant admiration for those coves - I struggle enough to find a queen in broad daylight
8am isn't a good idea in my apiary. They get tetchy quick.
Big colony gets one more chance then I'm re-queening. I only went into the super to swap a frame and they were angry. Proper inspection on them tomorrow if weather is OK.
What are you inspecting for?
I dont touch brood boxes this time of year.
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