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>From:          Vince Coppola <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Does the opening of the beehive affect it's production? The person I got
>> the bees from placed wood on both sides of the base to reduce the
>> opening. Are they necessary, or limiting anything....
>
>For many years I belived that I had to remove the entrance reducer each
>spring and put it back in each fall. I finally took the advice of a local
>expert and tried leaving them in. I could see no advantage to taking them
>in and out so now they just stay in. Colonies can make huge crops with just
>a 3/8" X 2 1/2" entrance.
On the other hand, a lot of work has been done on improving hive
ventilation, for example with open mesh floors. Does anyone know of any
well-researched conclusions?
 
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Alyn W. Ashworth
Lancashire & North-West Bee-Keepers' Association. UK.
(but I don't speak on their bee-half)
http://www.demon.co.uk/emphasys