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Re: Controlling the humidity in over wintering bees
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Jerry Bromenshenk <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:50:02 -0700
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Steve says: I decided this year to monitor the temperature and relative
humidity using a "HOBO" ...the temperature... between 41 to 43º F... the
humidity... 17% to 49%.

Before you do anything else, place the HOBO inside a hive in middle of the
stack.  Its not the room humidity that's critical, its what's going on
inside the brood nest.  In other words, if the RH is high inside the hives,
you don't want to increase RH in the building.  If its really low, you may.

Jerry

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