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Queen Bee
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- Finland, Helsinki
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
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I have Finnish winter consumption figures from last winter.
Last winter was very mild. We did not even had snow on ground.
Weighing hives outside is not simple task because rain water goes into wood structures and during frost period breathing moisture stays inside hive and melts away during mild weather.
However, the consumption of 4 hives during 5 months period were this kind
20.10.2013 - 20.3.2014
This is time when bees do not fly from hive, and they have no brooding.
kg/month
1,8
1,9
2,0
2,9
Outside this group one balance hive was in cellar wintering, and it consumed 2 kg/month.
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I have Finnish winter consumption figures from last winter.
Last winter was very mild. We did not even had snow on ground.
Weighing hives outside is not simple task because rain water goes into wood structures and during frost period breathing moisture stays inside hive and melts away during mild weather.
However, the consumption of 4 hives during 5 months period were this kind
20.10.2013 - 20.3.2014
This is time when bees do not fly from hive, and they have no brooding.
kg/month
1,8
1,9
2,0
2,9
Outside this group one balance hive was in cellar wintering, and it consumed 2 kg/month.
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