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So with interlocking boxes what sort of QX is used?
As yet unclear. But the answer will be "an Abelo one"
So with interlocking boxes what sort of QX is used?
Ops, yes £30 difference. Should be £30 less for a paying into a propriety system IMO.£30 premium I think? £175 vs £145 for a painted hive
Should be £30 less for a paying into a propriety system IMO.
Yes. I asked them on their Twitter feed and that is the answer I got. They are also working on a 14x12As yet unclear. But the answer will be "an Abelo one"
in thermal conductance tests the Paradise hive came out the worst of those tested.
1. Mitchell D. 2016 Ratios of colony mass to thermal conductance of tree and man-made nest enclosures of Apis mellifera: implications for survival, clustering, humidity regulation and Varroa destructor. Int. J. Biometeorol. 60, 629–638. (doi:10.1007/s00484-015-1057-z)
The tests were conducted in 2012 -2013
I wish Abelo would produce their new nucleus box in 14x12. I have asked but got a negative response.
Interestingly expanded polystyrene doesnt change much with density so its all down to thickness and elimination of cold spots from things like hand holdsInteresting, thanks
Needs to be updated now Abelo have arrived with the denser poly
Interestingly expanded polystyrene doesnt change much with density so its all down to thickness and elimination of cold spots from things like hand holds
Intriguing, Derek.Interestingly expanded polystyrene doesnt change much with density so its all down to thickness and elimination of cold spots from things like hand holds
increases density increases toughness but increases weight for same volume, more weight means more cost, more volume means more insulation.
Hence ITLD's sweet spot.
That would imply that the Abelo has very much less expanded foam in its construction which might imply less insulation... but it would have to be testedThat's interesting. As it happens I was comparing the thickness of my new Abelo poly hive today with the thickness of a Paynes hive I have. I wasn't entirely comfortable with the result. There are some areas on the Abelo which are only 1.8cm thick (vs min 2.7cm width on the Paynes). They aren't very large areas - the handholds, as you say, but they are large enough. Would this be a problem do you think?
The weight of an Abelo super is 1.35kg, vs 1.63kg for the Paynes, despite the poly being 60% denser, if that helps.
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