Thermal Images of Bee Colonies
The following thermal images of bee hives were taken by beekeepers in the US and Canada. A lot can be learned from studying the photos so I put them in one place to make them easy to find. If you want to add more, please let me know.
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Hives on December 17 in Courtenay, BC on Vancouver Island. © Ernie Daley
East side of hives. © Julee Geier, Seattle
South side of hives. © Julee Geier, Seattle
West side of hives. © Julee Geier, Seattle
South side of hives. © Julee Geier, Seattle
Two five-frame nucs that were purchased in late June. © Kim McGee.
The red arrow points to the height of the Broodminder that read 41F (but the sensor is located in the middle of the hive). The black arrow points directly to the Broodminder that read 60F. Basically, both Broodminder temp sensors are located in the middle of the hive, and right on top of the deep. © Kim McGee
This was taken in Corvallis, OR on 12/15 after a recent snow storm. Temperatures the night before were in the teens. © Ken Baldwin.
Hive near my pump house in December. © Rusty Burlew
Top-bar hive in December. © Rusty Burlew
Hive #3 in December. The bees are already in the candy board. © Rusty Burlew
Hive #4 front side, facing south. © Rusty Burlew
Hive #4 back side. © Rusty Burlew
This hive contained a mouse nest. © Judith Stanton
Flir image of February hive in Missouri. © Jenny McComb
Debbe Krape wrote, “I felt like I was looking at the beating heart of an organism.”
Note the outdoor temperatures in the upper left-hand corner. These photos were taken before the hives were wrapped. © Anthony Planakis, New York.
It’s been brutally cold here with winds and wind chill reaching -20 F, as you can see in the following photo. These temps (internal) are as a result of using the moisture quilt and the Bee Cozy wraps along with the felt paper. © Anthony Planakis, New York
These cameras are very cool. Here is an alder bug walking across a window. © Victor Berthelsdorf
The white dot in this photo is a single bee flying into a top-bar hive. © Victor Berthelsdorf.
Here is a feral swarm that moved into an empty top-bar hive. © Victor Berthelsdorf
To the right of the window is a feral colony living in the wall. © Victor Berthelsdorf
© Victor Berthelsdorf of McMinniville, Oregon
© Victor Berthelsdorf of McMinniville, Oregon
© Victor Berthelsdorf of McMinniville, Oregon
© Victor Berthelsdorf of McMinniville, Oregon
© Victor Berthelsdorf of McMinniville, Oregon
The colony on the left is strong, the middle is weak, and the right is dead. © Kevin O’Donnell, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
A feral colony living inside a hollow column. © Kevin O’Donnell, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Hive #1 December 20, 2016. © Carol Cadenhead, So Bee It, Notasulga, Alabama
Hive #2a December 20, 2016. © Carol Cadenhead, So Bee It, Notasulga, Alabama
Hive #3 December 19, 2016. © Carol Cadenhead, So Bee It, Notasulga, Alabama
Hive #4 December 20, 2016. © Carol Cadenhead, So Bee It, Notasulga, Alabama
Hive #5 December 19, 2016. © Carol Cadenhead, So Bee It, Notasulga, Alabama
Hives on December 20, 2015. © Carol Cadenhead, So Bee It, Notasulga, Alabama
I received a FLIR One for Christmas and couldn’t wait to check out the bees in my backyard located in Renton, WA. © Tracy Klein.
