>-----Original Message-----
>From: Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: February 21, 1998 5:56 AM
>Subject: Re: Empty Comb Stimulus
>
 
>
>In my recent post I was referring only to the *supers* area in a hive and
>have found that ventillation there does no harm in a *warm* summer, but in
>cool summers it is a bad idea.  Who can tell what the weather will be in
>a few days.  I can't -- in Alberta at least.  Frost in June and August is
>not uncommon.   On cool nights and rainy or windy days I want my bees up
>working in the supers, not hunkered down in the brood boxes
 
 
Hi All again
 
I had understood that the bees *do not* heat the inside of the hive, so why
would it matter if there is top ventilation or not?  If it's frosty outside, wouldn't
the bees be in a cluster anyhow even without top ventilation?
 
Regards,
 
Ian