November Live

[@gene-sloca]

From California. Hope your daughter is doing better. Thank you for keeping the information going for us.

[@CherylO-p6y]

Southwest Wisconsin. Thank you for another great live stream 😊

[@seashell1930]

We wrap our hives with bee cozies and use a quilt box above a spacer with candy board. In the quilt box we have a zippered mesh laundry bag with wood shavings and insulation between the bag and lid. We swap the bag out once a month. Works great to help with moisture. Seven winters and have never lost a hive.

[@jimmiepainter9310]

Jim, from Kansas City, MO.

[@georgekozis1739]

Hello 😀from Australia ,

[@j-balpine]

Good morning, Thank you for your very informative explanations. sorry for your family problems In Hawaii it was like always being on vacation. 😀 the white plate slipped under the mesh bottom is useful for counting varroa falls during oxalic treatment. I only use cryptomeria hives > lighter and better insulation. I know that currently (in France) they make hives in Polownia > light and better insulator. best regards from Switzerland

[@johngardner1898]

I agree with your analysis on moisture. Ventilation is something people think bees need because people need it. If you insulate your top cover, condensation will form on the walls and not drip on the cluster. Excess will safely drain out the front of a tilted hive.

[@daviddillow2113]

What part of the country did you move to?

[@charliegioe3158]

Lake, area PA

[@johngardner1898]

Certan has been very effective for me controlling wax moth.

[@johngardner1898]

Your comments about "consolidating" hives for winter by removing empty frames/supers is backed by research. Apparently, single deeps with no empty frames and a smaller cluster, do as well or better as double deeps with excess space, empty frames, or not enough bees.