To feed newly hived Nuc ?

[REDWOOD]

Radiatio. Is reduced with a solid floor.

should that have been convection

 

[oliver90owner]

No. Convection is warmer fluids becoming less dense and rising above cooler fluid. Fluid here being air, basically. Should not be any convection losses as any heat lost from the top of the hive will be by conduction through the crownboard. Outside air, being cooler (presumably) will be too dense to enter hive. This would be for a static situation.

 

[REDWOOD]

So the source of radiation would be from the bees ?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Don't have radiators in my hives but Finny does apparently

 

[Finman]

"Colonies lose heat from the fabric of the hive by three different processes of energy transfer, given no other changes.

Conduction, convection and radiation."

Now using this to help with offspring's upcoming GCSE physics!

Anybody heard about fanning and wind. My experience is that strong wind cools the house, why not the hive.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

My experience is that strong wind cools the house, .

SWMBO usually insists on the windows being opened if I have a bad bout of that.