I live in Colorado and it can get pretty cold here in the winter and fairly hot in the direct sun of the Summer months. So as a new bee keeper I wanted to ask where the best location would be to set up the new hive: n the sun or the shade. Or even a mixure of the two?
At the moment the hive gets pretty direct sun most of the day. Its not unti the later part of the day around 4 to 5pm that the sun does hit the boxes at all. I do have a screened bottom board but I'm a bit concerned that as the weather starts to warm up and the sun will really pound down on my hive and possiblly over heat them.
Is it better to have a mix of maybe morning sun and then as the sun gets higher in the sky the hive is shrouded in shadow? Our Summer months here can reach up above 100 degrees F and durning the winter can drop to below 0 degrees F.
Thanks for your help!
At the moment the hive gets pretty direct sun most of the day. Its not unti the later part of the day around 4 to 5pm that the sun does hit the boxes at all. I do have a screened bottom board but I'm a bit concerned that as the weather starts to warm up and the sun will really pound down on my hive and possiblly over heat them.
Is it better to have a mix of maybe morning sun and then as the sun gets higher in the sky the hive is shrouded in shadow? Our Summer months here can reach up above 100 degrees F and durning the winter can drop to below 0 degrees F.
Thanks for your help!