"NOISE" of mowers and other garden equipment.
Bees have no ears and cannot hear, only feel vibrations
However, the odor of carbon monoxide from gasoline detonation makes bees most
unhappy and defensive.
I have no knowledge of bee huts; but I would always want moving air and sun on
my colonies elevated off of damp ground.
Dampness is a far greater problem than cold - don't prevent breezes (not heavy
wind) and sun from keeping a colony dry.
I have been all over Ireland, foxhunting, so I know the weather there.
George