Allen Dick wrote:
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> In short, *many* very good beekeepers use plastic winter and summer.
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And a lot of us here in northern Europe use plastic (styrofoam) hives.
If there is enough ventilation it doesn't matter much what material the
hive is made from. During cold winter days the bees produce far more
moisture anyway, than could leave through the hive walls.
 
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