can i look inside?

[Erichalfbee]

ok so i wont look inside but i have bought a little snake camera so i can look inside with out opening it up. I just want to make sure they are there

Your dying to look inside, aren't you
Lie underneath the hive with a torch shining up through the OMF if you can't hear them through the wall of the box

 

[Millet]

You don't need an inspection tray to see removed capping of the stored honey if the hive is on a concrete base as any removed cappings will fall through the OMF onto the ground below. I rarely bother with the trays even in the coldest of weather and I don't lose colonies either. Fresh air is as good for them as it is for you!!

My hive is around 18in above the concrete base, so basically you are saying I will see the same on the concrete that has been lashed with rain and heavy NE winds that I would see if I used a inspection tray, not too mention the insects and mammals that would keenly clean any bits up fallen from the open mesh floor.

 

[Millet]

ok so i wont look inside but i have bought a little snake camera so i can look inside with out opening it up. I just want to make sure they are there

I know the feeling, just do as others have said and buy a cheap stethoscope that will put your mind at ease, go round all 4 sides up and down, you will find them humming away somewhere in there.