Have you heard of the waggle dance? It’s how bees communicate the location of a pollen/nectar source. And it’s really cute. 🐝🐝🐝 #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

Queebis sighting!! Was a bit worried after the combine but finally saw eggs the past few days and today she was walking around on the front frame ❤️🐝🐝🐝 #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive #QueenBee

The ladies appear to be building a queen cell, there is another on the back side of the hive. Looks like I’ll be doing another split in about a week.. 🐝🐝🐝 #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

Swapped the top and bottom boxes today and added a queen excluder (amongst other upgrades) to the observation hive. Also took a few frames for a split. These ladies were surprisingly chill through the adjustments ❤️ #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

Here’s a longer clip of the new bee hatching out of her cell..
https://youtu.be/TJyy1p7i3KQ #BeeKeeping #HoneyBees #ObservationHive

Bees caring for brood.. 🐝🐝🐝 #BeeKeeping #HoneyBees #ObservationHive

Who needs bees today? #HoneyBees #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive
https://youtu.be/2BlLIIQ4xmc

Entrance tube #bees, bringing in a lot of pollen.. #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive https://youtube.com/watch?v=kIMaswO9IUM&feature=shares

Morning bees..
https://youtu.be/2UvbVLIO7F0
#BeeKeeping #ObservationHive #HoneyBees

I started posting some longer bee videos, will need to link to those. Here you can see them building some new comb on the comb frames.. #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive #HoneyBees https://youtube.com/watch?v=20Rc0gP0SDM&feature=shares

#Bees are starting to build comb on the comb frames! It’s all on the inside edge so far, but hopefully they will thicken it as they build out and use the whole frame. Looks like my #3dPrinting skills are useful! #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

They are bringing in lots of pollen today ❤️ #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive #bees

Oh my gosh, she’s not being shy today! Caught video of the queen bee laying eggs, this is amazing to see!! Her royal highness is busy and gets no privacy 🐝🐝🐝 #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive #Beestodon

I see eggs! Phone is having trouble focusing on them but they are there, centered in the bottom of the cells perfectly. I’m thrilled that she is laying on the outer frame, so I’ll be able to watch them raise their brood ❤️ #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

Beautiful worker bee ❤️ #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive #beestodon

The bees have been hanging out at the top lately, likely because that is where the new queen has been hanging out 🐝 #ObservationHive #BeeKeeping #Beestodon

Queen sighting!! She is walking from the center to the top of the frame, she’s a bit camera shy 🐝 #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

Queen sighting!!! Barely saw her, but you can see her green dot in the center - I’m so relieved!! Hopefully she is laying on the frame behind, I don’t see any eggs on this side yet. So I just have one queenless hive to worry about instead of two 🐝🐝🐝 #BeeKeeping #ObservationHive

Hoping for a queen sighting soon so I know whether or not she survived the hive combine, or if I need to come up with a plan B.. #beekeeping #honeybees #ObservationHive

Keeping an eye on the #ObservationHive after the newspaper combine, hopefully they will chew their way through the newspaper in a few days, otherwise I’ll need to assist. Hoping this is successful!! #beekeeping #honeybees