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Influence of bottom board on ventilation

The air flow characteristics within the hive changed significantly when a bottom cavity was added to [More]

The Biology and Management of Colonies in Winter

In nature bees have two general methods for maintaining colony temperatures in winter: 1) selecting [More]

Influence of bottom board on ventilation

The influence of bottom board design on the honeybee hive environment was explored using computation [More]

Winter physics

In the first part, we calculated the required air exchange mass of the hive, which is for Warr&eacut [More]

Hot bees in empty broodnest cells

Honeybee colonies maintain brood nest temperatures of 33–36°C. We investigated brood nest [More]

Endothermic heat production in honeybee winter clusters

In order to survive cold northern winters, honeybees crowd tightly together in a winter cluster. Pre [More]

Roger Delon – The Stable-Climate Hive

It is an amazing hive that lets the clusters explode with vigour onto the spring and summer flowers. [More]