:Do the bees recycle some of the moisture as they need to dilute the honey? Which is why I use a homasote board. If I go out in mid winter the board is wet right over the inner cover hole. Check the underside in spring and you will see where the bees chewed on the board to get the moisture. In essence the board both absorbs the moisture and acts as a water reservoir for the bees all winter long.Best of all possible worlds. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html