Tag Archives: Insulation

ONBG meeting, 9th March 2019 – new season, new faces!

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

Fifteen of us gathered at Mary’s in Oxford to share a meal, view her hives, and discuss bees and particularly preparation for the forthcoming swarm season. Spring has begun early this year and beekeepers are wondering if it is a … Continue reading →

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ONBG Meeting, 1st Dec 2018 – insulation and instrumentation

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

Eight beeks and some interested neighbours gathered at Gilliane’s house on the edge of Oxford to see her hive upgrades with cork insulation, how she remotely monitors the temperatures inside them, and to swap bee stories. Gilliane has already blogged … Continue reading →

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Hive insulation using cork

Posted on October 27, 2018 by

There has been considerable interest over the years in the use of hive insulation to provide an environment for the bees that is closer to their natural habitat of the interior of a hollow tree trunk. Reported benefits include reduced … Continue reading →

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ONBG meeting, 16th Nov 2017 – insulation, honey and mites

Posted on January 15, 2018 by

On a winter’s evening a dozen folk gathered at the Victoria Arms in Oxford to discuss, you guessed it, bees and beekeeping. Jack had brought along the heat-vision FLIR camera he used to photograph his hives’ heat profile in a … Continue reading →

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Observations with an Infrared Camera

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

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 →

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April 2013 meeting

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

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 →

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Hive insulation in winter

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

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 →

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