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Date: | Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:50:18 -0400 |
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As I live and keep bees in Southern Ontario Canada we have a winter moisture issue. Most/many inner covers sold by commercial bee supply outfits come with a slot cut from the rim which becomes the upper entrance. Part of winter packing process involves flipping the inner cover over so that the precut slot is on top of top box facing forward(as is the bottom entrance thus no cross ventilation). Generally a black sleeve, formally cardboard now coreplast is slid over the whole hive with the outer cover on top. I have cut 2” styrofoam to fit snugly into the inner cover before the sleeve is put on. No other openings in the inner cover. Over winter, if checked, you can see frost on cold days melting on warm days on the inside of the sleeve. Nice & dry inside the hive.
Jennifer mentioned quilt boxes/shavings on top to soak up the moisture rising from the hive through the opening in the inner cover where the absorbent material got soaking wet. Why store all that moisture because the absorbent material needs to be replaced often more than once over winter. Here the old timers told us to use stacks of newspapers or other wonderful things above the inner cover including pine shavings(gotta be pine.)
Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada 44N80W 1000'
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