This is an excellent presentation and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've often wondered about the frame size and spacing in our boxes. As mentioned here, it's not the spacing and frame size that bees construct for themselves. Have we pressed them into boxes in such a way as to challenge their health and well being? This is all great information to get us thinking and considering why we do what we do. Examining natural cavities occupied by bees is certainly a great starting point to further our understanding. Well done and presented. Thank you NHS for this series... time well spent.

time -- topic -- slide 11:20 natural swarming slide 13 16:21 natural colony cycle (pre varroa) slide 14 19:08 why we have losses 15 21:21 bees in tress (chimneys) vs buildings 16 23:00 first year colony 18 23:42 swarming 19 30:24 energy lines 22 31:37 tree bldg colony stages 23 44:00 vs managed hive 36 47:30 waste 43 54:42 comb spacing 48 1:02:01 comb orientation 53 1:04:00 colony density 54 1:09:25 diseases 59

I put bee "traps" outside my house and I have the same observations on scouts behavior. Arriving a week or more before the swarm and defend the potential new home. I never get a swarm the same day the scouts come. I live in Greece

In the close-up of the barn wall hive the change in direction coincides with the diagonal wooden strut. Perhaps the bees calculate a volumes potential for comb and pack it in the most efficient orientation? So in this case the cross sectional area change required a change in build orientation.

this is an amazing video! well done...audio and video quality 5 starts...such a breath of fresh air to be able to hear the teacher! THANKS!

This is what I've been looking for! I am a passionate technician for a living but he gives me the motivation to not understand the needs of the bees but also to feel them. I would like to hear him talk a bit more about the lay lines

It is prooven that darker combs is better insulation for the nest - it is measured :)

Good points raised we should learn from natural nests and modify our hives and Beekeeping practice to reduce the stress on our bees going forward

Great videos once more, very useful and helps kill time when it's cold and raining outside. Thanks.

I observed Liguria originated bees on Kangaroo Island. The bees would abandon old comb and move across the ceiling with new combs. The old ombs got eaten out with wax moth.

Thank you for a great video

What does he mean by energy lines? Does he mean lines where electricity flows through?

Hi, I was wondering if robbing pressure could be the cause of colony collapse and the drive for bees to have more honey in the hive at harvest time results in bees that are going around and essentially killing all the weaker hives.

I live in Tanzania and planning to start beekeeping. Please let me know if varroa is problem in this part of Africa. Thanks

”energy lines”???

it's an hour 12 minutes long. Is there a cliff notes version ?