- Joined
- May 24, 2020
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- Location
- Hampshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 20-ish
Just getting ready to make a few more wooden 5 frame nuc boxes (National) with solid floors.
I'd been planning on using entrance discs on this batch but have been mulling it over and am torn between that and a standard style entrance, as I've used previously. My dilemma is that the entrance disc, whilst easier during the season, would be located higher than a standard entrance. Thus, for overwintering, a disc would (to my mind) make the nuc box much less thermally efficient and potentially impact cluster survival. Does anyone know of any research into comparing these or have any experience with using both approaches?
TIA.
I'd been planning on using entrance discs on this batch but have been mulling it over and am torn between that and a standard style entrance, as I've used previously. My dilemma is that the entrance disc, whilst easier during the season, would be located higher than a standard entrance. Thus, for overwintering, a disc would (to my mind) make the nuc box much less thermally efficient and potentially impact cluster survival. Does anyone know of any research into comparing these or have any experience with using both approaches?
TIA.