1. MANAGEMENT OF NEW COLONIES
2019 HCBA SHORT COURSE
February 27, 2019
Jim Fraser, Master Beekeeper

2. QUESTION?
HOW MUCH HONEY SHOULD I EXPECT TO HARVEST MY FIRST YEAR OF BEEKEEPING?

3. ANSWER
Zero
Nil
None
Naught
Zilch
Zip
Nada

4. FIRST COLONY INSPECTION

5. BE PREPARED When? Weather Conditions Proper Protective Gear
Five to Seven Days after Install
Weather Conditions
Proper Protective Gear
Always Wear A Veil (Bee Inside Veil)
Full Bee Suit, Inspectors Jacket
Whatever makes you comfortable
Odors

6. SUPPLIES Smoker Hive Tool Tool Box or Bucket Sugar Syrup Cell Phone
Duct Tape
Extra Hive Tool, Etc.
Sugar Syrup
Cell Phone

7. INSPECTION Watch the entrance Smoking the Hive
Work from the sides or back of hive
Remove the top and feeder
Nice Slow Movements
Place things out of the way
Remove the inner cover

9. Carefully manipulate the frames
Work from the outside to the middle
Slow Movements
Don’t Drop the Frame
Use a Frame Perch or Extra Box
Take some Pictures

10. Remove the queen cage
Look for Queen
Look for Eggs

12. WHAT TO LOOK FOR New Comb Being Built Sugar Water Consumption Pollen
Nectar
Eggs

13. EGGS

14. HOW LONG Carefully Replace the Frames
Replace in same order as they were removed
Reinstall Inner Cover, Feeder and Top
Fill Your Feeder
Fifteen to Twenty Minutes

15. ENJOY BEEKEEPING THANK YOU Jim Fraser