My hives have been very busy this month. Last week I added supers on all
but one.
All hives have spacers for nine frames each. It does help some with the
heat and humidity. (These are standard ten frame hives.)
 
Bob Neely
Goose Creek, SC
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On Mon, 7 Jul 1997 00:22:54 -0400 Eugene Makovec <[log in to unmask]>
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><Its July and the tempertures are in the mid 90s. I have noticed lots
>of
><bees on the front of one of my hives but not the others. I have 5
>hives.
><I wondering if adding another super or leaving a space with space
>between
><the hive cover and top super would help in cooling this hive. Is
>there a
><chance that hive may swarm?
><All replies will be helpful.
><Thank you,
><Mark
>
>I've noticed the same thing on one of my 3 hives.  This is my busiest
>hive --
>>From a starter 3-pound package on April 1, they're on their super.  I
>first
>thought their habit of clustering on front of hive was from the heat,
>and I
>put a stick between 2 supers for ventilation.  But this past weekend
>temps
>were in the 70s and when I checked them they were on the front again.
>Any explanation would be appreciated.
>
>Eugene Makovec
>Kirkwood, MO
>