Der Alte Fritz
House Bee
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2010
- Messages
- 346
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Rye, East Sussex
- Hive Type
- WBC
- Number of Hives
- 2
Monthly Hive Energy Budget
I used the data from Dave Cushmans site for population, number of foragers, number of drones and from this worked out the cost of heating the hive, feeding the inhabinents, cost of flights and the egg laying pattern on a monthly basis.
This gives me the energy coming into the hive and the energy expended by the hive. Then starting in November with 15 kg of honey stores and see where we get to by the end of 12 months.
I used the data from Dave Cushmans site for population, number of foragers, number of drones and from this worked out the cost of heating the hive, feeding the inhabinents, cost of flights and the egg laying pattern on a monthly basis.
This gives me the energy coming into the hive and the energy expended by the hive. Then starting in November with 15 kg of honey stores and see where we get to by the end of 12 months.