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Roe Valley Beekeepers RVBKA
Based near Limavady, Northern Ireland
Email for Club: rvbkasecretarylhand@gmail.com
Email for Site: roevalleybeekepers@outlook.com
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Insulation for Over-wintering
My apiary is quite exposed to wind - starting in mid-October last year, I added a quilt box above the feeding eke, and later on when the weather became colder, added a DIY hive 'cosy' on the outside of the brood box, covering both sides and back of the hive and held with a strap. This year I am planning to try the cork SHINS from Thorne, at each end of the brood box, with the other cork pieces strapped to the side and back where most wind hits the hives and use a quilt box under the roof again. May also erect a wind barrier.
What does everyone else do for insulation and how sheltered is your apiary?
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Over or Under-Supering
I see a lot of discussion elsewhere about which is better, over or under-supering and even about what these terms mean. What has been most successful for you?
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Over for gathering honey in late Spring-Late Summer. Then after extracting the honey you can put one super with wet frames under the brood chamber for winter. I do this mainly so I have less supers to store in winter, but it also raises the brood up higher, so I guess easier to keep themselves warm. Then in April I just put the super back above the brood (with queen excluder) and the bees start filling it again.