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Nicely put and a very interesting view point, Little John. I've been looking to insulate my hives in order to 'ease' the effort of temperature control and reduce the need for winter store reliance.
After reading your thoughts, I think I will go with insulation but not with the amount I originally intended, based on several posts from some of those you seem to refer to. It's not THAT cold in England usually.
Sort of a happy medium if you will.
Regards Dave
I think I would rather align myself to 2014 science and measurements than dzierons 1882 science and hypotheses ... Bill bielby said in 1972 (about Yorkshire beekeeping) "you can never have enough insulation and the best way to over winter bees is to provide a hive that is as draught free as possible". Whilst I am no zealot and believe people should follow their own path I can't help feeling that those matchstick men who told bill he was barking mad in 1972 just could not accept that there are better or at least different ways - as I said in a previous post there are compelling reasons for insulation and as far as I can see no good reasons not to insulate .... Why do so many bee farmers now use poly hives ? It's not all about weight lifting ...