Im in central sask winter fr beginning Nov untill end of March early april depending on the year . I wrap groups of four heavy (150 lbs plus )doubles with r20 and r20 plus on top . They winter fine like this If you keep them warm they use less honey to survive . They have a hive bottom entrance as well as a 3/4 " hole drilled near the bottom of the top box . Look to see them early spring
I ran remote thermometers on top of the migratory cover under the insulation in the centre of the groups of four at -22 F they were at 52 degF . On warmer days at +22F they were 62degF IN the wrap One thing i noticed that was weird was that an hour or 2 after dark was when the hives were the warmest by .5° to .8°F and occasionallyup to 1.7°F . ??????
If you have a small bottem entrance and no entrance in the top box if it's too cold in the bottom for them to come out to dedication, wouldn't it be better to have a top entrance where it's warmer
He was advocating for a hole about 1/3 up from the bottom brood box. The warm air would funnel out the top promoting a draft. The second part is increasing the trapped CO2 inside the hive, not venting it out. Third was for keeping moisture in the hive vs venting it out.
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Im in central sask winter fr beginning Nov untill end of March early april depending on the year .
I wrap groups of four heavy (150 lbs plus )doubles with r20 and r20 plus on top .
They winter fine like this
If you keep them warm they use less honey to survive .
They have a hive bottom entrance as well as a 3/4 " hole drilled near the bottom of the top box .
Look to see them early spring
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I ran remote thermometers on top of the migratory cover under the insulation in the centre of the groups of four at -22 F they were at 52 degF .
On warmer days at +22F they were 62degF IN the wrap
One thing i noticed that was weird was that an hour or 2 after dark was when the hives were the warmest by .5° to .8°F and occasionallyup to 1.7°F .
??????
If you have a small bottem entrance and no entrance in the top box if it's too cold in the bottom for them to come out to dedication, wouldn't it be better to have a top entrance where it's warmer
He was advocating for a hole about 1/3 up from the bottom brood box. The warm air would funnel out the top promoting a draft. The second part is increasing the trapped CO2 inside the hive, not venting it out. Third was for keeping moisture in the hive vs venting it out.
Would it be a good idea to put an inch off insolation around the top box and not the bottom box it does get -0 to -20 for a while here in Colorado
yes, that should help. Think of it like your house.
Thank you. I think Randy needs a new mic.
Top venting not loosing heat? Randy, run some thermometers.