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Chris Slade wrote:
Why not, experimentally, wrap alternate hives either
fully, or partially, leaving the southern side (preferably painted a dark
colour) exposed?
Hi Chris:
I did the experiment you suggest about ten years ago. I winter my bees in
rows of five with Styrofoam on all sides and on top. I left one row without
insulation on the front (south side) and insulated the next row as usual.
In April, after a fairly normal winter I opened the hives and found that all
were alive. The fully wrapped ones each had several frames of sealed brood
but the ones left with open fronts had none. They had eggs and larvae, but
no sealed brood. They were at least two weeks behind and they never did
catch up.
I have since wrapped all round. I am near Edmonton, Alberta with a climate
the same as Allen Dick.
Best regards
Donald Aitken
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