Fondant for Winter

[jenkinsbrynmair]

When i speak to many beeks they always say damp kills bees not cold

A statement usually made from ignorance rather than knowledge

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

it would be handy to know where you are based @DeeJunFan

 

[DeeJunFan]

it would be handy to know where you are based @DeeJunFan

South Down Northern Ireland

 

[krennie]

It's very simple DJF. OMF floor and insulation over the bees. OP? The problem you are not addressing is isolation starvation. I feed fondant (bakers white bought from a baker) and I use an eke which is 50mm deep and made from 25mm insulation board. Over that sits the solid CB and the poly roof. I give a good slab some 3kilos and I lay it across the frames in the middle so there is easy contact. That will easily last you a month.

PH

Do you put fondant put in around December? And is that before oxalic acid treatment?

 

[Poly Hive]

I trickle in late December then add the fondant.

PH

 

[Apiarisnt]

https://polyhive.info/recourses/mob...-wintering/damp-condensation-and-ventilation/
PH

"Bottom ventilation is obviously the natural trend, and ‘top ventilation’ is alien to them. In man-made hives we have created manmade problems and these need man-made solutions at times."

 

[Boston Bees]

https://polyhive.info/recourses/mob...-wintering/damp-condensation-and-ventilation/
PH

Jeez. No doubt useful stuff, but never have I seen an article more in need of a good editor.