Routine hive inspection — queen-right, brood pattern, stores, and foulbrood SIGN check — apiary / national.

Most colony losses trace back to something visible weeks earlier: a failing queen, a thinning brood pattern, empty stores, or — rarely but catastrophically — American foulbrood. A structured inspection catches the ordinary problems a beekeeper can fix directly, and gives the rare AFB sign nowhere to hide before it spreads to every hive in the yard.

Where

On-site at the apiary / national (managed honey bee colonies) · Open the map

Pay

$150 proposed

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Proof

A dated frame-by-frame inspection record: queen-right status, brood-pattern quality, stores, and a foulbrood SIGN check on every capped-brood frame, with any suspect finding routed to the state apiarist / apiary inspector — never home-treated, cultured, or sampled further

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

skilled

Open until

2026-11-28

Posted by

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• Smoker, hive tool, and protective gear appropriate to the operation
• A toothpick or matchstick for the ropey-larva test, used ONLY on suspect cells
• A dated hive-inspection log with frame-by-frame notes (and a camera/phone for photos where practical)
• Contact information for the state apiarist / apiary inspection program on file BEFORE inspecting

Steps

1. 1. Light the smoker and open the hive calmly; work from the outside frames inward to minimize disturbance.
2. 2. Assess queen-right status from eggs, young larvae, and a consistent brood pattern — a queen sighting is not required.
3. 3. Score the brood pattern: solid vs spotty capped brood, proportion of empty cells within the brood area, and overall frame coverage.
4. 4. Check food stores: capped honey and pollen frames present and appropriately positioned for the season.
5. 5. Observe every capped-brood frame for disease SIGNS ONLY: sunken or perforated cappings, discolored or greasy-looking larvae/pupae, a foul or unusual odor.
6. 6. On any suspect cell, run the ropey test: insert a toothpick into the dead larva/pupa, stir gently, and withdraw slowly — a mucoid thread stringing out roughly an inch is the classic AFB sign; record positive or negative.
7. 7. Record every finding by frame, with a photo where practical; do not scrape, sample, or treat any suspect cell beyond the ropey-test observation.
8. 8. Route any AFB-suspect finding to the state apiarist / apiary inspection program immediately per the decision rules, and close the hive.

What counts as done

• Queen-right status and brood-pattern quality recorded from eggs/larvae/capping evidence across the frames inspected
• Food stores (capped honey and pollen) recorded
• Every capped-brood frame observed for disease signs; any suspect cell's ropey-test result recorded
• Any positive or ambiguous foulbrood sign routed to the state apiarist / apiary inspection program by name, with confirmation that no home treatment, culture, or product was applied

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.