Natureboy44
New Bee
Anybody overwinter with a closed OMF and no Ventilation apart from hive entrance?
I put insulation on top of beehive and have had the OMF closed up until now but when I took it out today the bees didn't like it, they were nicely tucked up and quiet but after I slowly removed it and we had a lot of upset bee noises loads of buzzing and they even came out of the front of the hive in a large cluster. So I put it back in and they calmed down again. Tempted to listen to the bees and leave it in as the hive is on a bee stand with open sides, front and back so I guess loads of cold air coming in under them when I removed it.
I put insulation on top of beehive and have had the OMF closed up until now but when I took it out today the bees didn't like it, they were nicely tucked up and quiet but after I slowly removed it and we had a lot of upset bee noises loads of buzzing and they even came out of the front of the hive in a large cluster. So I put it back in and they calmed down again. Tempted to listen to the bees and leave it in as the hive is on a bee stand with open sides, front and back so I guess loads of cold air coming in under them when I removed it.