Bee Inspector came by Today.

[farmertrappe]

My hive got a clean bill of health, honey super is full. Bees need some room and the honey super has no brood in it. I did not get a queen excluder on this spring and was worried about that mess up. I will try to pull the honey off before the weekend is out. I hope to rotate the hive bodies and either add another full box or another honey super.

[bk]

Does the bee inspector visit your hives every year?  What all do they look for, farmertrappe?  Do you have to register / license your hives?  Just wondering how it all works in MD.  My SIL is looking at getting a hive next year.  Thanks for any info you can share.

[farmertrappe]

Jul 24, 2015 21:15:03 GMT -5 bk said:

Does the bee inspector visit your hives every year?  What all do they look for, farmertrappe?  Do you have to register / license your hives?  Just wondering how it all works in MD.  My SIL is looking at getting a hive next year.  Thanks for any info you can share.

Yes we have to register hives with the state. The inspector checks out the hives once a year for foul brood, mites, small hive beetles, ect ...You can always give him a call and hes always willin to help. damn that means the state actually provides me with a service.

[bk]

Thanks, farmertrappe. just what I wanted to know.