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Date: | Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:33:30 -0500 |
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<We have used Reflectix in cold and hot weather >
I can see using it INSIDE the hive, say over a brood nest in cool weather.
In our climate, if you put it outside the hive on top of the cover, you
might help hold in some of the hive heat, but you'd likely reflect off the
sun that we want to warm the boxes - when and if we see the sun. Reason
we use BLACK roofing felt - to absorb radiant heat.
I do use Reflectix on the inside of the garage door on my shop. The shop
is insulated, the old garage door wasn't. Shop gets some warmth from the
house, but it is not heated. I use an electric infra-red heater when I'm
working in the shop.
I just stapled the foil on the inside of the door (it bends, so does not
interfer, and I can run it right over the hinge areas - stopping air
infiltration through the spaces between the horizontal door panels.
If its windy outside, I aim the heater at the door. The Reflectix works
great for bouncing the heat back into the shop.
Finally, I had to haul a trailer load of bees to NE in very hot, sunny
weather. I pulled Reflectix over the whole load - just on the top and on
the sides where the sun would hit. Helped keep them cool - I had temp probes
in the hives and a misting system that I could activate from the truck
cab.
However, I had always thought that the comments in organic gardening mags
about putting foil on the ground btw the rows would cause insects to fly
upside down was a myth.
Until I saw bees fly home to the hives on the trailer. Some of those
flying over the foil did a back flip and spun in circles on top of the
Reflectix.
Jerry
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