Hi Chris & All,

Chris wrote;
>Nobody seems to have mentioned that insulation works both ways.
>

In the archives in Item #046915, URL
http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0311E&L=bee-l&P=R345 ,
I mention it. Below I reiterate the particulars

Ian wrote;
>>I also
>>think sun heat absortion is very important.  I feel that it is nessicary
to
>>allow the bees to lossen cluster to reorginize their stores.
>>
I replied
>
>If a hive is wrapped you will not get this effect, wrapping a hive
>insulates
>from two directions normally.
>

Chris wrote;
>Unless one is located very far beyond the Arctic Circle
>(Northern Alaska or Scandinavia) there could be appreciable radiant heat
>warming the
>hive from even a low sun when it shines, unless the insulation stops it.
>

Reply;
I think insulation will stop most of this radiant heat. Alaska or
scandinavia should be no different than the rest of the planet when it comes
to how the sun affects it. We get radiant heat even where I live.
   . ..
c(((([
Keith Malone
Chugiak, Alaska USA
Caucasian Bee Keeper
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