The sun is beating down on the metal roof

[HoopersHouse]

It's a lovely hot & sunny day and hopefully long may it continue so, is it ok to remove & leave out the inspection trays until the weather cools down, for a bit of ventilation in the hives?

The sun is beating down on the hives & I'm concerned they'll be frying in there [emoji29].


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[taurus]

They should be out anyway. I only put them in when checking for varroa. Even in midwinter there's no tray in there.

 

[Millet]

Folk keep bees in Africa which is a tad hotter than it is here and they get along fine, your bees will also be fine.

 

[HoopersHouse]

They should be out anyway. I only put them in when checking for varroa. Even in midwinter there's no tray in there.

Good o, they're out!

Thank you


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[Erichalfbee]

All my metal roofs have a 50mm layer of Recticel built in. Stays there all the time

 

[madasafish]

Metal roofs provide an aerial for technology which transmits details of your medicine treatments and inspection data to the NBU...


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I have none...

 

[Fritillary]

Metal roofs provide an aerial for technology which transmits details of your medicine treatments and inspection data to the NBU...


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I have none...

Well I wouldn't worry if you did - lots of information coming in seems to overwhelm departments who institute its collection.

 

[madasafish]

Well I wouldn't worry if you did - lots of information coming in seems to overwhelm departments who institute its collection.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Metal roofs provide an aerial for technology which transmits details of your medicine treatments and inspection data to the NBU...


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I have none...

Are you suggesting that wearing tinfoil hats won't stop the satellites spying on our thoughts with their rays? Fie madam Fie!

 

[Nige.Coll]

That's why mine have insulation under them all year. Helps with the heat and helps with the cold.

 

[HoopersHouse]

That's a great idea. Will be looking to insulate the roofs.

Learning so much on here.

Thanks all.

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[thomaso123t]

Hi,
Don't worry about the sun. Just keep the varroa tray open to allow for better ventilation and bees will do the rest. Bees will use their wings to circulate the air and also will bring more water to spray on the comb to cool it down hence its a good idea to keep the source of water in or near your apiary. There is lots of ideas online how to provide access to water for bees.
Bees can survive easily in hot weathers, bigger enemy is cold and dump conditions.
Tom

 

[HoopersHouse]

Hi,
Don't worry about the sun. Just keep the varroa tray open to allow for better ventilation and bees will do the rest. Bees will use their wings to circulate the air and also will bring more water to spray on the comb to cool it down hence its a good idea to keep the source of water in or near your apiary. There is lots of ideas online how to provide access to water for bees.
Bees can survive easily in hot weathers, bigger enemy is cold and dump conditions.
Tom

Thanks Tom, great advice.

I've already noticed that there aren't as many bees around the entrance fanning since I removed the tray so that looks like it's done some good already.

Yes, we've got poultry drinkers dotted around with stones in to make sure there's plenty of water for them. Had to raise them up off the ground though because our chickens kept emptying them

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[user 6228]

It's a lovely hot & sunny day and hopefully long may it continue so, is it ok to remove & leave out the inspection trays until the weather cools down, for a bit of ventilation in the hives?

The sun is beating down on the hives & I'm concerned they'll be frying in there [emoji29].


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a hive cosy made out of Recticel keeps stops the energy of the sun reaching the bees.

 

[madasafish]

a hive cosy made out of Recticel keeps stops the energy of the sun reaching the bees.

+1
Not much fanning here - hive cosies on all year.

(But we are not the tropical south..

 

[HoopersHouse]

+1
Not much fanning here - hive cosies on all year.

(But we are not the tropical south..

Feels tropical today

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[Psycad]

Its 43 celcius at noon (109 F) roof of the hive is covered with metalsheet and NOT isolated.

(but hive has wide lateral ventilation openings)

Bees do just fine and wax is not melted.

 

[Nige.Coll]

The way I look at it is cooling the hive takes energy the same as heating it, energy is honey.
If I can help them and ease their workload they should have more spare honey.

There is a difference between hives with an insulated roof and ones that haven't. I don't use the hive cosy idea as I think that is a little too extreme for our climate in the UK and i would need another shed for spares. 3 sheds is the limit .

 

[Swarm]

Its 43 celcius at noon (109 F) roof of the hive is covered with metalsheet and NOT isolated.

(but hive has wide lateral ventilation openings)

Bees do just fine and wax is not melted.

Thanks for pointing that out Psycad. Our incredible heat wave hasn't even hit 30 degrees, I'm quite sure the bees are perfectly capable of dealing with it. Anyone would think it's been hot