I would open the entrance fully, yes - they have easily enough bees to
defend it.
I have seen a reminder on another forum that in this weather bees will need
a nearby source of water for cooling.
Paul
On Wed, 24 Jun 2020 at 20:51, Zuzana Meryova <zuzanameryova@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Similar here. I guess it's just too hot. Shall I open the entrance fully?
Hive <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTy8BBe8ZD0&feature=youtu.be> is
under the trees.
On Wed, 24 Jun 2020 at 17:10, Oxnatbees <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You could lean a plank or two on the sunny side to reduce incident solar
radiation. Kind of a short term solution. Longer term, grow a fruit bush
there. as long as the comb is not melting, no problem.
Paul
On Wed, 24 Jun 2020 at 16:19, Helen Nunn <helenmaynunn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Paul
Seeing your picture (excellent, by the way!) I decided I'd better visit
my bees and lower their bottom boards, under the mesh floors. However, they
were stuck in place, and as the bees seemed perfectly happy anyway I
decided to leave alone. But my Warre hive was doing just the same as yours
- but nothing possible to do there.
Hope for the best
Helen
On Wed, 24 Jun 2020 at 12:32, Oxnatbees <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just spotted this beard on the huge colony that didn't swarm this year.
It wasn't like this half an hour ago.
They've sent excess bees outside to aid ventilation - note the lines of
bees above and on the floor below the hive(!): they are all pointing
towards the entrance, fanning. There's no wind here.
Probably need comb surface area for honey processing.
Paul
