This is a video of a warm day in January checking on the beehives. This video was taken on January 10th during a 60 degree day in southern Indiana. I discuss how I had prepared them in the fall. I also discuss ways to check if your beehive is alive without disturbing them in the winter time. One Note is that if it was during the spring summer or fall I would not recommend the open feeding. But that is just my opinion. Please remember that if you asked 100 beekeepers you would get 100 different answers. My adopted mentor, Gary, has been beekeeping for decades. I would recommend following the advice of the old timers or people who learned from them.