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English summary: A new chapter of my bee book is available.Arbetet med biboken går framåt och nu finns ett nytt kapitel att läsa för den som är intresserad. Ge gärna feedback.

English summary: There is no doubt that insulation help the bees survive better and thus we decided to increase the insulation in our forest apiary from 50 mm to 100 mm. Efter att ha sett hur otroligt mycket bättre bina mår i välisolerade kupor tog vi tillfället i akt att lägga på lite mer isoleringContinue reading “9 feb. Tilläggsisolering i bigården”

English summary: During the sync of the tempsensors I took this image of one hive, that now have moved to the upper part since it is warmest there. The temp reading is 15 degree so a good place for the outer part of the cluster to be. Food consumption was 1,2 kg during januari, soContinue reading “5 Feb. Fortfarande spänstiga kluster som sitter löst”

English summary: The old theory say that the bees is clustret together and can’t move sideways. The only possible way is up and the cluster will move upwards as they eat the honey store. If tehy reach the roof they might starve even if there are plenty of honey on the sides. On the contrary,Continue reading “25 jan. I isolerade kupor sitter bina löst”

English summary: Monthly weighing and all colonies but one is alive. A few (yellowmarked) have increased their food consumption considerably whihc indicates that they have produced a bit of brood. Unfortunately its too cold to open up and confirm. Vid vägningen noterar vi att alla samhällen fortfarande lever men nr fem har väldigt lite binContinue reading “23 Jan-månadsvägning”

English summary: Fisrts webinar of the year, chemical free mite control.Årets första webinar med ämnet kemikaliefri kvalsterbekämpning. Kemikaliefri kvalsterbekämpningden 1 februari 202618:00 – 19:30 (WET) Möteslänk: Kemikaliefri kvalsterbekämpning | Microsoft Teams | Snabbmöte-anslutning

English summary: In recent years, there have been reports of beekeepers founding there hives dead in the spring with no traces of bees. Some claim that the bees hence must have “disappeared” during the winter, obvioulsy left the hive despite the cold temperatures. Since the bees can’t survive a body temperature below 6 degree CContinue reading “13 jan: Nästan dött samhälle tomt på bin”

English sumary: There is a new chapter available in my beebook. Det har fallit en 30-40 cm snö så kuporna är nästintill begravda. Snön fungerar som extra isolering så bina sitter lugnt i sina kupor och inväntar varmare tider. Jag har använt Jullovet till att skriva färdigt ännu ett kapitel för den som vill läsa:https://dodsbisyssla.com/bibok/

English summary: The web is flooded with IR-images pretending to show the cluster through the walls of the hives. From American movies we have learned that IR can see through walls easily, and perhaps there are some fance military stuff that can actually do that. But no commercial IR camera I know of have thatContinue reading “5 Jan. Värmekameror ser inte genom material, bara ytan.”

English summary: The natural bee-nest, located in hollow trees, provides the bees with good insulation and, thanks to the propolis layer on the surface of the hole, a perfect shielded closed compartment where the bees can control the environmental. Due to constraints in the size of the holes feral colonies rarely passes some 25000 beesContinue reading “1 Jan: Det naturliga biboet – eller varför finns det så många drönare?”