Replace Screened Inner Covers with Solid Covers

What happens here

Approach each beehive, starting with an 8-frame hive. Use the bee smoker to puff a few gentle clouds of smoke into the hive entrance to calm the bees before opening. Carefully remove the outer cover, then use a hive tool to pry off the screened inner cover. This screened cover, while useful for ventilation in warmer months, allows too much cold air to circulate in winter, leading to heat loss and potential condensation. Quickly replace the screened inner cover with a solid, non-vented inner cover to help the bees retain heat and prevent condensation from forming inside the hive. The presenter uses a hive-top feeder as a solid inner cover replacement for a 10-frame hive.

Goal: Insulate beehives from above by replacing screened inner covers with solid ones for winter.