Global villagers,


One of the reasons I failed to mention about the breathability of the poly
boxes was that moisture, depending on the season of the year, could be
good: spring [brood-rearing] and summer [heat].  Although excessive
moisture, aggravated with fungal growth inside the hive, will kill the
bees, a tolerable level of moisture, even in winter, could be a life-saver
if, this is a big *if*, if you have to emergency feed the bees with sugar,
which necessitates dilution: in an *ideal* situation with warm spells, the
girls do not have to go gossiping around the village well for water.
Thus, give and take pros and cons, the issue of breathability seems to be
not as significant as, say, sterilization of the inside, another point I
goofed.  On a different note, I find it ironic that we produce organic
[natural] honey, using plastic frames and poly boxes, implements devised
by clever humans, not by nature.  Now, don’t open that Pandora’s Box,
though (What is/how far is *nature*?)!

Taking a breather while grading papers,

(It appears winter is coming ahead of its schedule this year)


Humdinger