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<blockquote data-quote="Amanda" data-source="post: 6005" data-attributes="member: 405"><p>As a novice beekeeper i actually killed an entire hive (previously my strongest hive) thinking i was helping my poor bees keep warm by pretty much enclosing the hive... Ventilation very important! A match stick under back corners of the hive mat is sufficient to allow air flow through the hive </p><p></p><p>Also (i learned) it is not good practice adding moisture to the hive by using sugar syrup to feed until it warms up. If you need to feed when it is cold and wet (apparently) use dry sugar. Haven't done this so you would need to research how this is done. (I only did it the wrong way!)</p><p></p><p>My 2 remaining hives are thriving with the ventilation and i put a layer of polystyrene between the hive mat and the tin lid.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly - for me anyway - one piece of my insulation has a hole in it about 5cm D... There is always condensation on the inside of the hive mat at this point indicating to me that it has been helpful in contributing to a healthy environment in the hives.</p><p></p><p>M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amanda, post: 6005, member: 405"] As a novice beekeeper i actually killed an entire hive (previously my strongest hive) thinking i was helping my poor bees keep warm by pretty much enclosing the hive... Ventilation very important! A match stick under back corners of the hive mat is sufficient to allow air flow through the hive Also (i learned) it is not good practice adding moisture to the hive by using sugar syrup to feed until it warms up. If you need to feed when it is cold and wet (apparently) use dry sugar. Haven't done this so you would need to research how this is done. (I only did it the wrong way!) My 2 remaining hives are thriving with the ventilation and i put a layer of polystyrene between the hive mat and the tin lid. Interestingly - for me anyway - one piece of my insulation has a hole in it about 5cm D... There is always condensation on the inside of the hive mat at this point indicating to me that it has been helpful in contributing to a healthy environment in the hives. M [/QUOTE]
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