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Date: | Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:45:36 -0500 |
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> The information lacking in this study is a proper description describing the thermal properties of the insulation used.
The buckeye hive had two 3/4 boards with a 1 1/2 space between them filled with sawdust or wood shavings., making it 3 inches thick. The packing cases often had as much as 6 inches of space to be filled with leaves, chaff, or whatnot. In the 1880s in New York beekeepers used a great deal of packing. Even in the 1940s some moved hives together and packed a half dozen or more with hanks of straw surrounded by tar paper. Meanwhile, the bees do everything in their power to keep the heat inside of the cluster, minimizing the value of the packing. It's easy to say these old timers didn't know anything but nothing talks as clearly as success or failure. In the end, most of the professional beekeepers started going south for the winter.
PLB
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