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  • From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • To: Hamsiba Family <hamsibas AT gmail.com>, ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Moisture
  • Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:16:31 -0500

Brad,

Just FYI, I never close off my screened bottom boards in the winter and my bees don't seem to mind at all. Bees don't freeze, as long as they've got a critical mass for a cluster and they stay dry.

Randall

On 2/6/2014 1:52 PM, Hamsiba Family wrote:
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The more vigorous of my two hives is showing moisture problems with some water pooling at the entrance. I had previously inserted popsicle sticks between the inner cover and top of the hive body to vent above, besides the inner/outer cover venting.  I just now slid the IPM board under the hive open a half inch or so. 

Does this sound like the right approach?  I don't want to freeze them with cold weather coming back.  I do have the entrance restricted with the larger of the two openings in use.  Should I just take that out instead?

When the water appeared yesterday, was accompanied by a pile of a dozen or so dead bees, much more than recently seen.

Thanks for any advice for this "first winter" beekeeper. 

Brad Kosiba


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