Nakedapiarist
House Bee
- Joined
- May 13, 2015
- Messages
- 142
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Birmingham
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Anyone got any experience of filming in a hive? I'd like to shoot time lapse of comb building.
Now that I have a hive indoors I'm wondering about building a five frame super with a glass side. I'd plan on using national frame top bars - but just that - Top bar style so I've a view with nothing in the way.
I'm wondering if the bees would get cheesed off with a flash every five minutes ( I think I can guess the answer ) if I should go down the route of modifying a camera to IR use or whether a low level of illumination ( 10w bulb ) and long exposure would leave them happy ( reasoning that an open mesh floor isn't light proof anyway )
The glass is going to get dirty so I figured setting up so I can slide in a fresh pane would be a good idea.
Now that I have a hive indoors I'm wondering about building a five frame super with a glass side. I'd plan on using national frame top bars - but just that - Top bar style so I've a view with nothing in the way.
I'm wondering if the bees would get cheesed off with a flash every five minutes ( I think I can guess the answer ) if I should go down the route of modifying a camera to IR use or whether a low level of illumination ( 10w bulb ) and long exposure would leave them happy ( reasoning that an open mesh floor isn't light proof anyway )
The glass is going to get dirty so I figured setting up so I can slide in a fresh pane would be a good idea.