Winter feeding

[Apiarisnt]

...insulation wrap from Thorne...

Cheaper and much, much more effective to use bits of Kingspan / Celotex. Even more important to have a slab of Kingspan / Celotex over the crownboard.

Worth reading anything on this forum (or elsewhere) by Derek Mitchell who has been researching the subject.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Thanks for all the advice, I have a standard national with a half broodbox on top, I was going to buy the insulation wrap from Thorne for the winter.

 

[Nannysbees]

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Will you keep the half a brood through the winter or just a brood? im thinking ill try and get them just in the brood box and remove the half!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Will you keep the half a brood through the winter or just a brood? im thinking ill try and get them just in the brood box and remove the half!!

It’s not a half brood but a nadired super.They are 14x12s. I used to leave them on all winter but I try to not do it at all these days. If I do then I make sure I take them off as soon as the bees have moved the honey up and before I start any feeding.
The cosies have had a coat of paint since then.