Dee wrote:

"We are in a hot zone climate in S. Arizona
and we routinely have temps above 105F-110F and up to 117F
for days in a row and our bees do not have problems and
they are in open sun and no shades."

Can it simply be that the dry conditions in Arizona allow for much more 
effective evaporative cooling
when compared with summertime humidity levels in the northern plains?

D. Cartwright

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