[oxnatbees] Hive location advice
- From: "Mags" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "magalie.valadier" for DMARC)
- To: oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:31:21 +0100
Hello Everyone ,
I would like to ask you some advice for my hive location.
I had 2 in mind and I went around 8am this morning to see where the sun was
shining:
Location 1 by the paddock
At first I though this is the best location as it is south oriented.
You can see on the pic that there is a tree which will have some leaves later
in the spring to give some shade.
My only concern is that I went at 8 am this morning and it was still shaded,
the sun only starts hitting the spot around 9am. I have heard bees like the
early sun so this may not be as appropriate. And it may be in full sun during
the hottest part of the day.
Location 2
This would be under a hedge/tres of elderflower and hazelnuts.
This is a little closer to the main path as it’s close to the stables (not
used for poneys but for tools storage) and close to some of the chicken coop
if we are to use these this summer, but nicely hidden under the trees and
would get the first early sun as it faces east.
I need to build a stand at the end of the week so any advice/views are very
welcomed!
Thank you
Magalie
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