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Offline Geoff

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The air conditioning is not working.
« on: November 20, 2007, 08:48:45 pm »

It has been a hot day.The latest swarm catch was put into a commercial box in a hurry but there is not enough ventilation through the bottom entrance.



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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2007, 08:57:37 pm »
Those bees need a top entrance.  :-D

How do you manage to have such green grass in the middle of a drought?  ;)

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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2007, 09:37:48 pm »
now we know where the water has been going. :evil:  nice shot geoff, it looks like things are off to a great start.

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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2007, 11:31:00 pm »
Don't know what your set up is but if you're not using a sbb I would. I would also raise the hive up some, maybe up on some cinder blocks. This would allow some airflow underneath, and would perhaps even help combat undesirable insects.
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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2007, 12:07:15 am »
Geoff, I can't quite see in the picture, what is in the half super above the inner cover?  More bees?  Can you define further what you have done here, I am curious.  Have a wonderful and great day, Cindi
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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2007, 04:52:19 am »
G'day Cindi,
                The small super is for honey, they call them Ideals. Even though it is only a matter of a few weeks since I captured the swarm they have virtually filled the brood box. They are a very different bee to all my other hives, much smaller and very dark colored but to date have been very calm to work with. It was a rush job at the time as I had no spare brood boxes so bought this one but the bottom entrance is only about 1/4 the size it should be so before the next spell of hot weather I will fit them out with a different floor and modify the one in use at present.
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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2007, 06:50:57 pm »
Hey Buddy
wild bees on natural comb can be alot smaller.I find the smaller bees start working earlier and work later.
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Re: The air conditioning is not working.
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2007, 06:58:57 pm »
Not sure they have wild bees in austraila other then the escapees that were brought to the island.