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My Broodminder: Saving the Bees with Backyard Data

19 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CDBeck

Map image courtesy of BeeCounted Citizen Science In earlier posts I used my Seek Thermal Camera to show the heat coming off each of my two bee hives before and after I added insulation for the winter. So far the bees have survived the winter – they...

My Broodminder: Saving the Bees with Backyard Data

Bee Hive in Infrared – Insulation in Action

18 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CDBeck

As a newbie hobby beekeeper, I was devastated two years ago when I opened the hives for the first time in the spring. I found the bottom boards of both my hives covered with dead bees. There was lots of honey stored - I still have about a gallon of...