Tree Bees

[Erichalfbee]

Tree Bees are alive and well. This is a fuzzy still from a thermal camera video of the entrance. Later in the day lots were out flying. 6 degrees but very very sunny with some warmth in it.

 

[Swarm]

Are they the bees you have in your avatar?

 

[B+.]

Are they the bees you have in your avatar?

Can't you see? The bees on her avatar are much darker. Those ones are quite yellow!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Are they the bees you have in your avatar?

Those are Christmas tree lights in the tree box

 

[Millet]

Can't you see? The bees on her avatar are much darker. Those ones are quite yellow!

I think you need a sense of humor lesson P..

 

[Erichalfbee]

I think you need a sense of humor lesson P..

B+ is joking.

 

[Millet]

B+ is joking.

Oh well i need a lesson..

 

[Blacky50]

Out of interest what thermal camera did you use?

You can get ones to attach to a phone and I’m tempted but am not sure of the quality of the end result (and if the picture would be as clear as the one in your avatar).

 

[Erichalfbee]

It’s a FLIR
Takes good video and stills through the OMF. At least you can tell if the bees are still alive and where they are
Expensive for a toy

 

[Erichalfbee]

Shows heat being lost through the walls of a wooden box

 

[Erichalfbee]

PS

PS
Avatar is a string of bee Christmas lights taken with a standard camera

 

[rje66]

Shows heat being lost through the walls of a wooden box

It would be interesting to see a similsr pic in winter of a poly hive..

 

[user 6228]

Shows heat being lost through the walls of a wooden box

Have you tried photographing them through a black polythene crown board yet?
polythene is infra red transparent.

 

[Erichalfbee]

No. Are polythene polycarbonate interchangeable?
My crowns are clear so I can usually see the bees though not always if they are low down

 

[user 6228]

No. Are polythene polycarbonate interchangeable?
My crowns are clear so I can usually see the bees though not always if they are low down

Polycarbonate is IR opaque polyethylene is IR transparent. The cool thing is that you have bees in the dark under black polythene but you can still photograph them