What did you do in the Apiary today?

[pargyle]

I stood in front of the hive and watched a whole load of new bees ... I assume they were new bees ... doing orientation flights. Just small circles to start with around the hive and then landing...then taking off again and doing larger circles ... some other bees off foraging ... only very small amounts of pollen coming back - hardly noticeable until I got really up close. Fasscinating ...

 

[user 6228]

in the real apiary , the bees ignored a chain saw 4m away at 9am. At 1300 the bees where flying and active...

In the virtual apiary, retesting a Cedar wood hive ( crown board sealed) at differing power inputs... The results were the same as last time - depressingly low temperature rises.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

In the virtual apiary, retesting a Cedar wood hive ( crown board sealed) at differing power inputs... The results were the same as last time - depressingly low temperature rises.

Should have popped a couple of matchsticks under it - always works!!!!

Forgot to mention - few days ago took out all the inspection boards (been in since OA Christmas time - but with being away and everything.......) Fair amount of varroa but no enormous drops, one hive with hardly any dropped. Will be keeping a close eye on the drops throughout the summer and see what develops

 

[Tom Bick]

I stood in front of the hive and watched a whole load of new bees ... I assume they were new bees ... doing orientation flights. Just small circles to start with around the hive and then landing...then taking off again and doing larger circles ... some other bees off foraging ... only very small amounts of pollen coming back - hardly noticeable until I got really up close. Fasscinating ...

If your hive continues to look as though it is reasonably strong have you got plans in place to deal with it when it becomes a monster.

 

[enrico]

Put my head out of the back door and nearly got blown away

 

[user 6228]

Should have popped a couple of matchsticks under it - always works!!!!

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yes, when you want to half the temperature in the hive its very effective... but then that might only drop it by 5C

 

[pargyle]

If your hive continues to look as though it is reasonably strong have you got plans in place to deal with it when it becomes a monster.

Yes ... Second hive already in production, frames mostly made up, in the process of modifying my national sized nuc with an eke (Thanks to RAB for suggestion) to 14x12 to match the hives. Next hive will have facility for supers and I'm thinking of ways to add supers to the existing hive. Bear in mind that my existing hive is a long hive with ability to expand to 22 frames as it stands.

A split is obviously on the cards just to get me to the safer position of being a 2 hive owner ... I'm not in beekeeping, at present, just for lots of honey ...learning and understanding is more important. I've got room at home for at least two or three hives and two allotments where I could site at least one hive on each ...

I'll be happy if I get this first colony through winter without any disasters and if it can give me a second colony I'll be really delighted. I've got two bait hives made as well but I'm conscious that I don't want to end up with too much to cope with ...

 

[user 6228]

Yes ... Second hive already in production, frames mostly made up, in the process of modifying my national sized nuc with an eke (Thanks to RAB for suggestion) to 14x12 to match the hives. Next hive will have facility for supers and I'm thinking of ways to add supers to the existing hive. Bear in mind that my existing hive is a long hive with ability to expand to 22 frames as it stands.

A split is obviously on the cards just to get me to the safer position of being a 2 hive owner ... I'm not in beekeeping, at present, just for lots of honey ...learning and understanding is more important. I've got room at home for at least two or three hives and two allotments where I could site at least one hive on each ...

I'll be happy if I get this first colony through winter without any disasters and if it can give me a second colony I'll be really delighted. I've got two bait hives made as well but I'm conscious that I don't want to end up with too much to cope with ...

if you are considering the same level of insulation ... consider splitting into 3
not two. high insulation levels stimulate small colony growth... well they did in 2011 and 2012 as well as in the 1970s

 

[pargyle]

if you are considering the same level of insulation ... consider splitting into 3
not two. high insulation levels stimulate small colony growth... well they did in 2011 and 2012 as well as in the 1970s

Yes ... same level of insulation ... might have to get building then !! Three hive owner ? Scary or what ???

 

[Amari]

Clad three hives with 25mm Celotex, just as an experiment.

 

[user 6228]

Clad three hives with 25mm Celotex, just as an experiment.

25mm celotex = 37mm polystyrene

 

[Goran]

Didn't remove water from a jars..
Here is real winter now with temps around -10C.. Not much snow..

 

[oliver90owner]

yes, when you want to half the temperature in the hive its very effective... but then that might only drop it by 5C

Ad a point of order, I think to be technically correct, halving the temperature might give rather more temperature loss than 5 degrees Celsius.

You are suggesting from ten degrees to five? That is actually only a reduction in temperature of circa 1.8% in my book, not 50%. Working in US units would give yet another result (rather more than your quoted five degree equivalent) and also a choice of two results dependent on whether they were to start in their units or initially convert from Celsius to their units.

Remember there are many on here that could misconstrue your statement at some future time.

I doubt many have even noticed your error, but never mind. I suppose it is close enough for most, even if scientifically wrong.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Watched horizontal hail bashing the hives; glad there is a nadired super on each.
When WILL this rain ever stop?

 

[VEG]

Watched horizontal hail bashing the hives; glad there is a nadired super on each.
When WILL this rain ever stop?

There cant be much left up there surely

 

[Erichalfbee]

There seems to be a permanent hole in the sky up here.

There cant be much left up there surely

?

 

[Fraise]

There cant be much left up there surely

The Americans have found a way of filling the sky with water and sending it over on the jet stream? Their next experiment is to try it with snow.

 

[VEG]

There cant be much left up there surely


Rain I meant

 

[einsteinagogo]

hefted hive, it weighs 20kg with my luggage scales (from Range!), this is weight of brood box and super below, bees, stores and roof.

does this seem light?

 

[user 6228]

yes, when you want to half the temperature in the hive its very effective... but then that might only drop it by 5C

Ad a point of order, I think to be technically correct, halving the temperature might give rather more temperature loss than 5 degrees Celsius.

You are suggesting from ten degrees to five? That is actually only a reduction in temperature of circa 1.8% in my book, not 50%. Working in US units would give yet another result (rather more than your quoted five degree equivalent) and also a choice of two results dependent on whether they were to start in their units or initially convert from Celsius to their units.

Remember there are many on here that could misconstrue your statement at some future time.

I doubt many have even noticed your error, but never mind. I suppose it is close enough for most, even if scientifically wrong.

Since hives are not fixed in absolutely in temperature it is obvious even to those without scientific education that this was a reference to a temperature difference on the basis of commonly shared knowledge that temperatures in hives go up and down.

However on the point of science.

In dealing with heat flows the primary consideration is temperature differences as in fouriers equation i.e. q(x)=kAdt/dx

While the absolute temperature referenced in kelvins is the default context for heat engine efficiency, and rates of reaction etc

it isnt here.

you may be unfamilar with this.

As the context is heatflow, and its a reduction in a difference in temperature from 10c to 5c.(c or K is irrelevent in temperature difference) This is a halfing of the temperature difference.

Since you do not have the common knowledge or do not credit other with this knowledge and can only deal in fully defined contexts couched in precise scientific terms

i will have to spell out the full context in foot notes specially for you.