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Re: Wintering
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Randy Oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 19 Dec 2020 17:31:55 -0800
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> The side towards the sun will feel warm to my hand even on a day well
below freezing.  With a pine board being  only R = 1 some of that heat must
make it inside.  Does it make any difference?

OK, another observation from milder California.  During the hot season,
clusters move to the side of the hive away from sun exposure.
During winter, they tend to move towards the sun-heated side.
From those observations, one might conclude that it does make a difference
to the bees : )

Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com


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