Hive heater! any thoughts......

[Anduril]

Why??

You've led a sheltered life, do you not recognise the catchphrase from your cinema days.

 

[Beefriendly]

Yep....definitely on mind altering drugs...
Can't even write sensible statements.

 

[Anduril]

A famous catchphrase and your mind has gone blank.
A little clue, it was associated with food in the cinema.
Still at a loss?

 

[Murox]

A famous catchphrase and your mind has gone blank.
A little clue, it was associated with food in the cinema.
Still at a loss?

just how OLD is that ?

 

[Anduril]

just how OLD is that ?

1960's to 1980's

 

[Beefriendly]

You've led a sheltered life, do you not recognise the catchphrase from your cinema days.

I'm beginning to think it's a shame your neurons ever got myelinated.

 

[Hebeegeebee]

Reptile heaters are water proof easily available; I have used one now and again under a small nuc/mini-nuc.

 

[Anduril]

Above posts confirm my suspicion.....all on mind altering drugs...

I'm beginning to think it's a shame your neurons ever got myelinated.

Don't dish out if you can't take it my friend.

 

[Beefriendly]

I'm not your "friend"
You seem to be floundering with your primitive trolling attempts.
Better luck next time.

 

[Anduril]

Light humour, not trolling

 

[For want of a better word]

'laar laar laa, the cradle of the cormor, the sweet land of corwall' translation.
I think you are singing finnie.

 

[Finman]

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The guy is like Venezuela's president. Flagging something.

 

[Anduril]

Back to the OP the shop ships from Poland. On ebay Ukrainian device 323537750026
The Chinese have a similar device which I mentioned a few years ago 281775637058
Or as Finnie says terrarium heaters
Or as JBM, Heidi's heater bees.

 

[charlievictorbravo]

Eighteen months ago, this thread raised the question of using low power heaters to get queens laying eggs earlier than would otherwise be the case.

Did anybody follow up on this and use a heater for earlier brood? Finnie, my lovely, how much do you think your heaters bring forward the (drone) brood in Finland?

I'm investigating early drone-flooding for a breeding apiary and wondered whether heaters in a couple of hives would get those bees ready for drone production earlier.

CVB

 

[GuyNir]

This guy uses heat boxes. Believe he’s using a ceramic IR bulbs and an inkbird controller.

 

[user 6228]

because when I reply.... that all you need is lower heat loss hives even at minus 20c.... then

 

[Apple]

Eighteen months ago, this thread raised the question of using low power heaters to get queens laying eggs earlier than would otherwise be the case.

Did anybody follow up on this and use a heater for earlier brood? Finnie, my lovely, how much do you think your heaters bring forward the (drone) brood in Finland?

I'm investigating early drone-flooding for a breeding apiary and wondered whether heaters in a couple of hives would get those bees ready for drone production earlier.

CVB

Going with DerekM on this,
Perhaps close up the ventilation....
/ feeder holes in the crownboards and get insulation into the roofs
Possibly start them off with a 1:1 thin sugar syrup stimulative feed
As out Finnish Bee Gurus said:
Laari laari laa, vaari muorin saa, kaikuvi suloinen Corwallin maa.
Which roughly translates as... It is warm in March in Cornwall ( mostly)

Chons da

 

[Apple]

This guy uses heat boxes. Believe he’s using a ceramic IR bulbs and an inkbird controller.

He was also " expressed disappointment" in his FlowsHive honey harvest!

We call the Inkbirds ST1000 controllers BTW now with heating and cooling capabilities in one unit

Interesting stuff all the same!

 

[charlievictorbravo]

He was also " expressed disappointment" in his FlowsHive honey harvest!

We call the Inkbirds ST1000 controllers BTW now with heating and cooling capabilities in one unit

Interesting stuff all the same!

I started watching the first video and after about 10 minutes, I'd lost the will to live. Maybe a telescopic roof made of 50mm Celotex is the answer?

CVB

 

[Antipodes]

I started watching the first video and after about 10 minutes, I'd lost the will to live. Maybe a telescopic roof made of 50mm Celotex is the answer?

CVB

Yeah, but what about the face he accidentally made with the boxes at 22 mins in Part 2?

A serious effort there with building it and he clearly enjoyed it.