Bees In The Basement

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @628dirtrooster   Check out our store and community forum on our web site at https://628dirtrooster.com/ The year sure is starting out easy with the likes of the bees in the basement job. Not sure if that's a sign but we haven't had a difficult hive removal yet and all the bees have been very docile so far. I hope it continues like this. We are at three hive removals and one swarm for the season and have been mite testing everything. No real surprises yet other than some of my suspicions are being proven correct. I hate to drag this out in secrecy but I don't want to give my thoughts like they are fact based on so few samples. I will say that both farther north feral bee colonies we removed had at least some mites (light load) but the more southern hive and swarm had no detectable varroa. A light mite load is expected coming out of winter anyway due to brood breaks. Stay tuned for lots more videos. This is the Nebo light I've been using lately. I like it. https://amzn.to/2vuob3p Check out Dirt Rooster merchandise at https://628-dirt-rooster.myshopify.com/ or go to www.628dirtrooster.com Don't forget to post your Dirt Rooster merchandise pictures on the Wall Of Fame at https://www.628dirtrooster.com/wall/ Or post an intro video on "RooTube" in our community forum. Remember, hold your phone sideways to record yourself. Whether you are just starting beekeeping, have beekeeping questions or you are a pro and want to contribute to the conversations check out our forum at https://forum.628dirtrooster.com/ You can also follow along on Instagram for more regular content - 628DirtRooster The infrared camera I use is FLIR One Pro for ios https://amzn.to/2RSJtjN These are the headphones I use for editing https://amzn.to/38NgHq8 The Bee Vac we used for most jobs can be found at https://www.allmybees.com/ Music off Epidemic Sound: Too Lucky by Justnormal Shortcomings by Bjurman