Poly = insulation ? Surely.
There are other ways of generating insulation, that is for sure.
Double walled hives filled with cork chipping (Original WBC), original langstroth hive was double walled for same reasons..
Poly = insulation ? Surely.
I think Jim may mean overhead insulation as in loft insulation, not the brood box construction as in cavity wall insulation, maybe ??
Just checked mine, still standing upright and the bees are bringing back pollen, despite the temperature being 6.1 CChrisbarlow wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 10:34I intend later on to check apiaries after the high winds last night.
I popped in and one had gone over. So uprighted stand and hive. It was strapped up so wasnt to bad.Cable_Fairy wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 11:13Just checked mine, still standing upright and the bees are bringing back pollen, despite the temperature being 6.1 CChrisbarlow wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 10:34I intend later on to check apiaries after the high winds last night.