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Bee Hive Inspection Sheet

4/13/2021

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I put together this Beehive inspection sheet today.  It is easy for me, because I had already used many of this abbreviations when jotting down comments.  I now typically don't have time to even write out the abbreviations, so I use this to just check, tick, highlight, circle, etc. the abbreviations.  

I've also sometimes found a need for recording "frame-by-frame" inspection results, so this sheet I made with 10 frames, each with popular abbreviations, so I get a better record of what the hive looked like a week or so later after I've forgotten.  

10 frames are there, but you easily "X" or scribble off a couple of frames if 10 frame... and so forth for 5-frame nucs, etc.

Besides the abbreviations, I also use some short-cut  Q-code abbreviations (schedule/legend below the frames section) for queen status (QR, QM, etc.), plus other easy tick/check/circle for hive, condition, temperament, needs, observations.

Often I and possibly some others have memory lapse when doing bee math to assist in reading of the frames, so I included reminders of dating the frame by using bee math.

I also find myself asking myself about the entrance setting and even the type of bottom board. 

This is a first attempt.  I'm sure I'll find other things that I wish I could just check off without having to actually write it out.

There is a slight learning curve, but the abbreviations are pretty simple, once you start using them.
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    • Honey Super Boxes
    • Frame 9 1/8 Assembled
    • Frame 6 1/4 Assembled
    • Top Cover, Migratory 10-Frame
    • Inner Cover
    • Bottom Board 10-Frame
    • Hive Staples
    • Smoker, S.S. w/guard
    • Queen Excluder
    • Smoker Pellets
    • Frame Perch
    • 5 Gal. Bucket w/Lid & Valve
    • Uncapping Frame Holder
    • Uncapping Knife, Elec
    • Uncapping Fork Scraper
    • Needle Roller Uncapper
    • Queen Catcher
    • Bear 12 oz w/flip-cap
    • Squeeze Jar, 1-lb w/flip-cap
    • Cut Comb Box Clear w/ Lid
    • Disclaimer
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      • Bee Jacket Ventilated
      • Bee Hat with Veil
      • Queen Pen Marker
      • Smoker Pellets
      • Smoker Bellow
      • Munuka Honey Raw
      • Munuka Body Wash
    • Chess Memory Game
    • Security Cameras
    • Lens Kit Smart Phone
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    • Shotgun Microphone
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    • Lightning to 3.5mm Adapter
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    • Griddle Crepe Maker
    • Fry Pan Set, Utopia
    • Hummingbird Feeder
    • Switchdriver Drill
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