Bees return to Natural History Museum at KU

[Bakersdozen]

For years, the Natural History Museum on the University of Kansas, has had an observation hive built into an artificial tree.  The hive has an outside entrance for the bees to forage.  All this accompanies a very popular interactive exhibit about the honey bee.
Last winter when the weather forced the closing of the campus, which rarely happens, the long lived colony of bees died. 
The bees have returned.
Here is a short video of the installation https://plus.google.com/+universityofkansas/posts/NV4w5LbPrWY
Here is a link to the live bee cam on Grit magazine's web site. http://www.grit.com/animals/bees/live-bee-cam-zv0z1401zsau.aspx#axzz31FUO6noy
This is a local newspaper article concerning the observation hive. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/may/09/bees-return-popular-ku-natural-history-museum-exhi/

Grit magazine refers to Robert Hughes and Jordy's Honey.  My first beekeeping class was with Robert Hughes.  He has continued to be my mentor and likes to brag that, as far as he knows, I am the only one in that class that is still keeping bees.

As of this writing, I can't see much on the bee cam.  I'm hoping that it will be easier with some more sunlight.  The picture is very dark. 

[blueblood]

Thanks for the links!  I liked the music on the first video where they are installing.  Is that a resin tree or real? Couldn't see much on the live cam either. 

[iddee]

Hey, Dave. Can't let this one slide by. 

The first line in the post. "For years, the Natural History Museum on the University of Kansas, has had an observation hive built into an artificial tree."

Most artificial trees are NOT real. 

Bakers, very nice post. Thanks for posting it.

[Bakersdozen]

Thanks for the links!  I liked the music on the first video where they are installing.  Is that a resin tree or real? Couldn't see much on the live cam either.

Hey blue, I visited the museum this spring, so I have the advantage of knowing what the tree looks like.  It looks like there is a removable section in the side of the tree.  They slid the observation hive through that removed section in the short video.
Some general info:  the hive sits in a window that faces east.  I don't think lack of light is the problem for the cam being so dark.

[DonMcJr]

Did you guys see this live cam on Brusy Mountain's home page?

http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/

[tbonekel]

That's great! Thanks for sharing the link!

[Bakersdozen]

Yes Don.  I posted the same in Bee News.  I included links to a short video of them installing the observation hive and a link to a local newspaper explaining what has happened.  My mentor helped by providing the bees and was there for the installation.
http://www.worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/index.php/topic,1646.0.html

[riverbee]

these two topics have been merged together, "live cam in a hive" and baker's dozen orginal thread on this video here in this thread.