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mobees
08-02-2006, 12:45 AM
It is supposed to be over 100+ tomorrow/thurs. I put out water and cracked the tops any suggestions or tips when the weather gets over 100+.
I am worried about my foundationless frames three have already collapsed making a mess and smothering hundreds of bees. Tommorow might be a disaster.
tecumseh
08-02-2006, 05:28 AM
protect yourself from heat stroke should be numero uno. you seem to have covered the basics. add a bit of temporary shade is the only thing that I can add.
best of luck to ya'
We're all pretty much in the same boat with this heat wave. Nothing much you can do. Just sit back and pray. And then check on things when the weather cools a bit.
Propolis30
08-02-2006, 10:50 AM
Bees love running water if you can leave a water hydrant dripping that gives them a good source of cool water.
Michael Bush
08-02-2006, 07:18 PM
Drink lots of water.
power napper
08-02-2006, 07:40 PM
Screened bottom boards and top ventilated covers seemed to help my bees this year, no bearding on hives this year!
Hillside
08-02-2006, 08:00 PM
If you can lean some plywood on the south or west side to supply some shade, that can help. Or you can lay it on top so that it overhangs enough to shade during the middle of the day. Wind can be a problem with this system.
Open the tops a bit and hope for the best.
It was around a hundred here the last several days, but last night we had heavy rains and now it's cooler. Of course our basement flooded, but that's life.
Hang on. This too shall pass.
peggjam
08-02-2006, 08:56 PM
See if you can get some shade on the hives, even alittle will help. As Hillside suggested, plywood works well for this. Do you have SBB on? That would also help.