But this thinking on temperature change is erroneous.  If the honey is at a given temperature, and the temperature decreases, the honey with a higher specific heat than air will cause the temperature to decrease less than the air, not rob heat. The waterbed analogy would be appropriate for spring, when temperatures are increasing; unheated waterbed will rob heat from a body with higher temperature then the water.
Dr. Thomas Wiese

On Jan 5, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Michael Palmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  I've always believed that combs full of honey between seams of bees, might act as a heat sink, robbing the seams of bees of heat. A bit like falling asleep on an unheated, pad-less water bed. I've always used that possibility to teach why not to feed until every comb in the hive is full of feed. Why I believe that bees need clustering space with open cells...to better regulate the temperature of the wintering 

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