[cata_rebel]

What is minimum temperature to do full inspection?
Also I have to remove a colony from wall and I know brood is very sensitive to cold
Thanks in advance

 

[Edymnion]

I would wait until high 60's to low 70's as a minimum for an inspection, but that would be for a framed hive.

Doing a cutout means you're probably going to be separating the bees from the brood for more than just a minute or two, so if I had a choice in the matter I'd try to wait until the 80's.

 

[cata_rebel]

Probably until get to 80F the colony will swarm
Probably I will install some 5 frames nuc boxes on the property

 

[Vance G]

If you are a fast worker and do what you need to on a less windy day, approaching fifty is fine. If I had to wait til seventies, I might not get in my bees til June.

 

[cata_rebel]

You perfect right
Is going to be June when we're going to have 70s here

 

[Michael B]

Full inspections...70°

Quick inspections pulling a frame or two....60° with no wind and sunny

Pulling one frame to check for a laying queen....50° with no wind and sunny

 

[WBVC]

Oh dear...I went into mine last weekend. Cleaned up the frames, checked for brood, nectar, pollen, honey and cleaned the bottom boards. I hope they will be fine. They were outside flying around and frames weren't out more than a minute or two.
I doubt we will see 70 until June..seems a long time to wait.
I also switched fro hard sugar to syrup.

 

[oldiron56]

I have 2 cutouts to do also. I`m going to wait till I see drones flying, in case I kill or don`t get the queen.I`ll have a chance to replace her. Pete N3SKI

 

[cata_rebel]

I have 2 cutouts to do also. I`m going to wait till I see drones flying, in case I kill or don`t get the queen.I`ll have a chance to replace her. Pete N3SKI

that's good idea