First Beehive Inspection: The Critical Checks You Need to Make

Opening your beehive for the first time is equal parts exciting and terrifying. In this video, I walk you through a real, full hive inspection at Day 7 — the exact point when most new beekeepers need to check in on their colony. In this video you'll see: ✅ What a healthy hive in April in PA looks like 7 days after install ✅ What you're looking for at that first hive inspection ✅ Tips on inspecting a hive when small and new ✅ How much food your bees should have — and what to do if they're running low ✅ What a newly installed package of bees looks like versus a nuc 🐝 New to beekeeping? My Backyard Beekeeping Course walks you through your entire first year, step by step: 👉 https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/beekeeping-for-beginners ✍ FREE DOWNLOADS & EDUCATION: ► FREE BOOK: 7 Steps to Getting Started Keeping Bees: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/freebeebook ► INSPECTION SHEET: https://tinyurl.com/yr3n5ryu ► ID GUIDE: https://tinyurl.com/psw5dwuz BEEKEEPING THROUGH THE SEASONS CHART: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/blog/beekeeping-seasonal-guide ► Winter Beehive Diagram: https://www.beekeepingmadesimple.com/blog/overwinter Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 0:10 – what NOT to do 0:26 – Checking feed/syrup of beehive 1:39 – How to inspect without squishing bees 2:15 – Reading frames and spotting brood 2:45 – Eggs in a beehive 3:35 – Understanding the difference between eggs, larvae & honey 5:30 – checkerboarding to encourage honeycomb building 8:20 – Understading what we saw in the hive 8:55 – Inspecting a colony that was a package of bees 12:31 – Spotting the queen bee 13:05 – Spotting pollen 17:02 – Observing the entrance #beekeepingadventures #firstyearBeekeeper #hiveInspection #beginnerBeekeeping #beekeepingforbeginners #backyardBeekeeping #bees #honeybees #beekeepingtips