Using pictures for potential problems

[tbonekel]

Does anyone use photos to do a thorough search for mites and dws. I was looking at one of my pictures and noticed that I can really zoom in. I know its not the best way, but I can see details really well.

[blueblood]

I do says Blueblood! 

[Jen]

I zoom lots and lots of pics, and I crop lots of pics. But I haven't ever been able to detect mites not matter how much I zoom. The only way I know for a fact that I have mites is a sticky board.

[CpnObvious]

I can't say to find problems, but I definitely zoom in to take a closer look at things or answer questions.

I've also found the queen in hive 1 twice only by looking at pics after.  I haven't seen the queen in hive 2 in the last two inspections, not even in photos... But I have found good signs of her.

[apisbees]

I just look and observe I have a standard ritual. Look at the entrance activity. and ground in front of the hive for dead bees. open the cover and look for bee population, Frames covered. then when I start thru the frames is there brood in relation the the quantity of bees. Is there brood of all ages and stages of development. Honey and pollen In per portion to the brood nest and the cluster size.

I do appreciate the pictures tat are being posted by some of the newer beekeepers. It allows use to really see what is happening in your hives. and enables us to point out things that they have not noticed.