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  • From: Just Bee <marty AT justbeenc.com>
  • To: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Moisture
  • Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 09:11:26 -0500

Oh randell really...attacks and smears...that's so 2012 of you.

So let's get this straight...basic beekeeping knowledge, the huge bee losses
of 2012 in NC and the laws of physics do not apply at your bee yard?

Sure....Got it!



On Feb 7, 2014, at 5:29 PM, Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, left out the word "not", which was the whole point: "So NOT sealing
> off screen bottoms isn't detrimental to the objectives of beekeeping, and
> it helps reduce moisture build-up. "
>
>
>
> On 2/7/2014 5:25 PM, Randall Austin wrote:
>> On 2/6/2014 2:54 PM, Just Bee wrote:
>>> Bees make heat...bee heat comes from honey so they have to go through
>>> more honey to keep the brood warm. It's simple thermal dynamics.
>>
>> But it is not informed beekeeping. Bees in a tight cluster consume less
>> honey than bees in a loose cluster or not in cluster. It is better,
>> resource-wise, for bees to be somewhat cold in winter than to be somewhat
>> warm. That's simple apiculture.
>>
>> The proof of the pudding is in the eating. My average winter losses over
>> 10 years are near zero, and my average honey crop is near 100 pounds per
>> production colony. So sealing off screen bottoms isn't detrimental to the
>> objectives of beekeeping, and it helps reduce moisture build-up.
>>
>> Randall Austin
>>
>>
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