- ONBG (OxNatBees) is an informal mutual support network for beginners and experienced beeks who aspire to practise bee-centric, low intervention, and chemical-free beekeeping in Oxfordshire. To join the group and share ideas, questions, information and experiences, please use this site's Contact Us form.
Next ONBG Meeting
Saturday 15th July, Oxford – rooftop apiary
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Recent Blog Posts
- Summer starvation warning June 17, 2017
- ONBG meeting, 13th May 2017 – swarms and exotic hives June 7, 2017
- Bees in trees May 29, 2017
- The ‘other’ bees: Steven Falk workshop May 22, 2017
- Cob beehive – an experimental top-bar hive adaption May 5, 2017
- Adapting to foundationless frames in a National hive May 2, 2017
- The Bee Meeting: North Tawton and South Leigh April 8, 2017
- ONBG meeting, 1st April 2017 – an emergency cut-out April 4, 2017
- Spreading the Bee Buzz #11 – Starting Beekeeping March 29, 2017
- Two swarms in the same hive: an update March 22, 2017
- ONBG meeting, 12 March 2017 March 14, 2017
- Beginners start here March 2, 2017
- Angry bees February 16, 2017
- Winter forage February 8, 2017
- Calm bees February 5, 2017
- Spreading the Bee Buzz #10 – Surviving Winter February 2, 2017
- Modelling a Beehive January 30, 2017
- “How many bees?” January 30, 2017
- Open mating and genetics – Drones January 14, 2017
- Bees nest in a tree (not quite) January 12, 2017
Tag Archives: Insulation
Observations with an Infrared Camera
The seasons are turning: we have days of fireworks and poppies, of squirrels skittish on ripe conkers, and clock-hours turning back. I worry about the bees. As I walk, misty-breathed beside the Thames, I think of them huddled together in … Continue reading
Posted in Experimentation, Hives, TBH, Technology
Tagged heat, infra-red, Insulation, overwintering, temperature, thermal, Winter
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April 2013 meeting
Eleven members converged on Steeple Aston, joined by a couple of conventional beeks who live nearby and wanted to know more about natural beekeeping. This led to a lively meeting with many parallel conversations. Neonicotinoids: We did have one semi-organised … Continue reading
Hive insulation in winter
I thought these pictures showed the insulation of an occupied TBH quite well. Taken this morning. Googling around, most pictures of hives in snow are similar, showing no melt above the cluster, which is about two-thirds of the way towards … Continue reading
Insulating hives
Having been told several times by You Lot that our hives’ walls are too thin, we have made some wooden panels to clad the outside of the hives, painted them up and attached them thus-and-so: I did wonder if the … Continue reading
