hive ventilation – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:21:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 hive ventilation – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 What Are Bearding Bees? https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/what-are-bearding-bees-zbwz1806zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/what-are-bearding-bees-zbwz1806zsau/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:21:02 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3984 Congregating bees on the front of the hive is called bearding and new beekeepers often panic at the sight. Bees can mound themselves up in layers or form a single layer on a large area of the front of the hive in a reaction to conditions within the hive. Methods that new beekeepers often try include […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/what-are-bearding-bees-zbwz1806zsau/feed/ 3 Prepare Your Bees for Extreme Heat https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/prepare-your-bees-for-extreme-heat-zbwz1907zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/prepare-your-bees-for-extreme-heat-zbwz1907zsau/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:09:00 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4407 Bees get hot just like humans do. Be prepared to support them during extreme heat by taking a look at water, ventilation, nutrition and helping to make sure they have easy access to these. If you don't, your beekeeping experience may be less enjoyable.

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