Monday, August 12, 2013

Placing the camera amongst the hive brood

Recently, I had the idea to try to place the hive camera within the brood section of the hive to see if I could get close up video of the bees as they grow.  To do this, I decided to try to make the camera as much a part of the hive as much as possible by persuading the bees to embed the camera within the wax comb.  To encourage this process, I adhered wax-soaked cotton string along the top of the wooden bar and along the sides of the camera housing and placed it in the brood area of the hive during a routine inspection.  


 During my last routine inspection, I check the camera to see how things were going.  It appears the bees are on their way toward embedding the camera.  Interestingly, based on the color of the wax, this comb is not entirely made from fresh wax as it was in the spring when I first introduced the bees.  At least some of the wax appears to have been re-purposed from other locations in the hive. 





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