One Hour of Quiet Casual Winter Backyard Beekeeping

A day in the life of a backyard beekeeper on the Isle of Newfoundland in February 2024, just before a big snowstorm shut everything down for two days.

This is a boring video for normal people. But for beekeepers with a beginner's mind, it might be filled to overflowing with little "I didn't know that" moments.

Exult in those moments! When we notice something we didn't notice before, even the tiniest revealing detail, it's a revelation. Maybe it's the higher learning that institutions of higher learning could learn something from.

There is learning through being told and there is learning through discovery. I believe the best beekeepers have a natural aptitude for discovery.

In other news, this is a great video for people sitting at their desks pretending to work (you know who are, and I feel your pain), something to casually peck away at throughout the day to break the monotony. I hope it helps.

00:00 - Cleansing flights and death.
03:25 - Buried poly hive.
04:40 - Temporary top entrance with a cork.
07:30 - Woodpecker damage.
08:10 - Auger holes in beekeeping.
10:25 - Cluster is closer to the sun.
11:40 - Funky paint job = woodpecker repellent.
13:00 - Bees fly after uncorking hole.
17:10 - Old comb resulting in small bees.
20:35 - Honey bees sunbathing.
21:25 - Evolutionary instinct of scenting.
22:50 - Cleansing flights are good.
24:35 - Boring provides space to pay attention.
25:05 - Feeling optimistic.
27:00 - Dysentery is not Nosema, but it might as well be.
28:45 - A good use for holes in the hives.
30:20 - Fanning and scenting in slow motion.
32:35 - A healthy colony, I hope.
33:55 - Unnatural beekeeping.
34:15 - Bees a-buzzin'.
35:30 - Bees getting out thanks to the hole.
36:25 - Opening a condensing wooden hive.
38:05 - Opening a condensing poly hive.
42:00 - Bee space chewed through insulation.
42:30 - Bees out in the cold.
45:00 - Acrylic spray paint.
45:50 - Taped-up top insulation (opening hive).
47:55 - Corking up the hive.
49:00 - Review of hive tools.
51:05 - Digging out poly hive.
54:45 - Frozen bees.
57:35 - Frozen bees in a jar.
58:55 - Time-lapse of bees coming back to life.
01:00:05 - Unfrozen bees.
01:03:40 - Returning bees to hive (and failing).

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