Observation Hive (Taking Live Bees to School)

[@ZelmaBees]

Paying it forward to the next generation of beekeepers; great job!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks Zelma!

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

Way to go man 👍 you're kid will never forget that. And I bet a few others won't either. Thanks 👍 good health and God bless 👍

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@BeeGeeTheImp]

Thank you for your comments and for protecting the privacy of other folks' kids. Beautiful observation hive.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks Barry!

[@welchkoservices4200]

Touched my heart.
No wonder Bob let you bother him....
You're very Genuine.
Like him.
Bee 🐝 well.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

That’s very kind of you, I appreciate it.

[@herbertbetz7783]

Nice. Beekeepers are good people in general per my observation. And teaching kiddos something fascinating just may have captured a few hearts for the future. Good deal.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@davidpatrick1813]

Nice looking well kept hive bodies.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks

[@TexasBeekeeper]

That's awesome! I do want to build an observation Hive one of these days. Thanks for sharing!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@susanrowland8915]

Well done, sir! And thanks for including some footage from the school, too. Nice display, and the kids most surely enjoyed the experience.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

My kids got fed M&Ms and then chased each other around like wild Indians, while being told 100’s of times to calm down. The other kids were pretty interested. 😂

[@ToddJDutt]

Very cool experience for the kids!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@horizontalbees3480]

Nathan, how awesome to get the chance to show kids some bees.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks Rickey. The kids love your hive, they can see more at once.

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Good times. Very nice observation hive. Thanks for doing this.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

I appreciate it!

[@catchemalive]

That is too cool!!! I work for a school and I’m gonna see if they’d be interested in me doing this too. Thanks a lot!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks, it was fun.

[@RudyMogavero]

Very well done! Got to wait all the way to the end to see the best pictures. Love it.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@KajunHomestead]

Man that hive looks awesome.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@Innova_1979]

Well done sir!
Nice seeing the old elementary school gym again if only for a second.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks! Are you a Centerville grad?

[@Innova_1979]

@@DuckRiverHoney Yes sir, in 95.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Did you have Coach Moore for PE?

[@Innova_1979]

@@DuckRiverHoney Absolutely! That guy was legend

[@DuckRiverHoney]

👍

[@theboonecountybeekeeper]

Great video! We have to keep those young ones interested.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@lagrangebees]

Beekeepers in training :) That's such a great thing!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@TennesseeMountainBees]

Great idea Nathan! I bet the kids were fascinated! Awesome!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

It was a fun time!

[@dcsblessedbees]

Have fun at school :) Ty, Blessed Days...

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@dcsblessedbees]

@@DuckRiverHoney Happy family, happy days :)

[@dougmclelland572]

That is awesome stuff!

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks Doug!

[@esauer1014]

Pretty cool!!! 😍

[@jamiedetweiler]

Fun video. Great job as always, Nathan. Thx for taking time to share this. A great encouragement to consider investing in an observation hive. Now that you used it, curious what you liked about this particular observation hive. I think it would be fun to invest in one as well. Thx again.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

I chose this one because it was set up for medium frames. If I were building one to actually keep a colony in full time I think it would need to be substantially larger.

[@Stuff-Does-Happen]

It would have been neat if they let you have a drone out they could handle. Either way, I'm sure they had a blast lol

[@pugsabi]

That would have been awesome. Maybe put a few in a queen cage?

[@3boysbees]

👍

[@franktravis4045]

👍👍

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks Frank!

[@jordonscott872]

How did you build the observation hive?

[@DuckRiverHoney]

I bought it from Betterbee.

[@jroby442]

100% cool

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@shevlin2650]

Nathan, Where did you get your observation hive that you brought to your sons school. Craig Fr. VA

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Craig, I got that one from Betterbee. It was the only one I found that would take medium frames easily.

[@GODWINHONEY]

Why do you put feeder in your hive

[@DuckRiverHoney]

The bees couldn’t get out of the observation hive so I wanted to have some syrup to offer them.

[@GODWINHONEY]

My question is why do you put a feeder in your main bee hive

[@DuckRiverHoney]

That colony was light coming through late Jan and Feb so I fed them 2:1 to prevent starvation.

[@rstlr01]

@@GODWINHONEY I leave my Feeders in year around they double as drone frames and beetle traps when not full.

[@rtxhoneybees]

Not sure why it took me so long to see this. Awesome video. Did you have any issues with the colony after you returned the bees?

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Nope, they did fine

[@EagleNestApiaries]

That’s great! Some future beekeepers were made that day.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks!

[@sml-bees1824]

What are you going to do when one of the children ask to see the KING Bee? Craig Fr. VA.

[@DuckRiverHoney]

That discussion would only be for the high school class 😂

[@michaelfike7542]

Thats awesome maybe you will make a few new future bee keepers. I also hate them sneak attacks on the legg. ❤🐝

[@DuckRiverHoney]

Thanks Michael!