2020 Spring Rewind Part 2 - COLD weather Brood Nest Management

a Canadian Beekeeper's Blog The spring of 2020 challenged both the resilience of my honey bee stock and the resilience of my patience! Part 1 : https://youtu.be/9Ks8rodryJ0 PART 2: (May-June) of this 2020 spring compilation is a detailed demonstration of how I approached my brood nest management through 2020's COLD variable Spring. This spring vlog compilation provides a detailed look into my management practices and provides on the spot commentary as I assess, adjust and reflect all the conditions. I have indexed this video for your convenience. Don't hesitate to comment below if you have any questions! 0:00 - Opening Video 2:30 - Boosting Small Nucs With Merger- One Week Check Back 5:33 - Adding Seconds, Providing Space For Growth 9:40 - COLD weather Growth Interruption 15:47 - Assessing COLD weather Colony Growth 24:05 - Stripping Merger Colonies 34:37 - Detailed Insight into Boosting Small Nucs through Mergers 44:42 - Building Cell Builders 49:33 - First Graft Check 1:01:26 - Cell Builder Management - Cycling the Graft Frames 1:15:30 - Colony Cull - No Place Takers 1:27:27 - Finding Graftable Larvae in our Breeder Hive 1:37:06 - Beginning the Colony Split 1:49:50 - Placing Queen Cells 2:00:00 - Mating Yard Dynamics 2:08:56 - Colony Cull - Break Down into NUCS 2:14:30 - Nucs Getting ROBBED! 2:16:34 - Checking Queen Cell Emergence with the Kids 2:30:54 - Checking Last Graft 2:33:46 - Queen Mating Success Rate 2:49:25 - Shaking Bees Down into the Single 2:54:30 - Adding Thirds 3:01:00 - Cell Check, Final Round - Hives Set for the Flow