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General => News => Topic started by: Robert_Brenchley on February 24, 2011, 20:45:19

Title: Allotment video
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 24, 2011, 20:45:19
I just made my first ever video; I didn't even realise I was recording sound till I played it back. Flowers and bees on the allotment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbI6XqPUShQ
Title: Re: Allotment video
Post by: 1066 on February 24, 2011, 21:15:26
thanks for posting! I love Hellebores  :) And are the bees yours?

1066  :)
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Post by: Mr Smith on February 24, 2011, 21:23:19
Nice video Robert, will there be more to come?, :)
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Post by: sheddie on February 24, 2011, 21:26:42
Pleased you got the audio too, the lovely sounds of spring  ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on February 24, 2011, 22:02:02
was that today?
I won't be opening any of my hives for that sort of inspection for at least another month!!

you've got the same sort of mouseguard as me ( copied from Ron Brown?) but my entrance blocks are other way up to save the bees lifting the debris over a thresh-hold
Title: Re: Allotment video
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 24, 2011, 22:28:57
I adapted that from Ron Brown, you're quite right. I'm quite shameless about opening them in winter; it's an idea I got from Beowulf Cooper, and it's taught me a lot about wintering. I know roughly when a colony should have brood, and how much, and if it has too much I know to requeen it, as it'll eat itself out of house and home before spring. Today's weather here was more like April, and as you can see, they were flying strongly, bringing in loads of hazel pollen.

There should be more videos periodically, especially as I get the plot back from its current disgraceful state.
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Post by: tonybloke on February 24, 2011, 22:37:40
I'll look forward to seeing them,Robert.
sorry to hear you lost a colony, all 3 of mine seem to be OK, and flying strongly today
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Post by: pigeonseed on February 24, 2011, 22:46:32
It looks very peaceful and nice hedgerows. Lovely.
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Post by: montbrayon on February 27, 2011, 14:54:24
Great video of the bees, and of the flowers, lovely sound they make, the bees not the flowers!!
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Post by: RSJK on March 01, 2011, 19:35:41
Nice video Robert ......what did you film it on ?
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Post by: salvation plot on March 01, 2011, 20:28:29
Lovely and peaceful, my allotment was like that today, just me and the birds  , lovely to see all the flowers, my dafffodils have just started to open   :D
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Post by: saddad on March 01, 2011, 20:39:28
Excellent...  :)
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 01, 2011, 22:40:13
Quote from: Richard Kinson on March 01, 2011, 19:35:41
Nice video Robert ......what did you film it on ?

Samsung Memory Camcorder. So far I'm quite impressed with it. My daughter made a bit of a mess of videoing her sister's birthday party, but I think that was because it was on auto, and there were lights in the picture, so everything else came out dark. I'm looking for a program I can use to lighten it.
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