From: "Juan de Fuca" <hommes@olympus.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 19:57:07 -0800
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: The proper way to calculate temps bees fly?

Mick
Thanks for your reply rel to foam
By all logic what you say is correct. This is why I Applied this feature in
the first place . Looking back on this I must retract my first impulse when
I saw what occurred.
Further inspection at another location I found all in order as planned. So,
There must have been a reason why this happened at a couple of locations
only .
Dewpoint only occurs when moisture laden relatively warm air ( From
Cluster) hits cold surfaces. You are correct suggesting to place the foam on
top of the frames or with a space such as the Imirie frame. Followed by the
top cover ( Bonnet ?) Somewhere with this condition I found was a problem
with the insulation remaining or became cold and too sealed to let the air
escape. In any case , no harm was done since the water ( Condensation) did
not reach the cluster but accumulated on top of the inner cover. In another
case it run off to the outside .
In all happenings there is always cause and effect . Thanks for reminding
again.
P S : At this time bees very militant. 10 Deg C , 50 deg F . I knew some had
not much food and had to check. I made up some fondant as per recipe on this
site. That's how I found out about the militancy. But the venom seems to be
less effective than in warmer weather. ( Don't take that for granted !)
There is something again which puzzles me : The fondant is relatively hard,
so is the plug in queen cages.
The fondant is eaten rapidly . How come there is apparently a problem with
crystallized honey by no means as hard as fondant ? Headscratching acute
again .
Imker