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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: mohawkny on November 03, 2014, 12:46:29 pm

Title: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: mohawkny on November 03, 2014, 12:46:29 pm

One of my hives is filling in the hole on the inner cover.  I trying to let bee be bees.  Any ideas?

Title: Re: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: riverbee on November 03, 2014, 01:53:45 pm

you are right on to let them be bees.......if you remove the propolis, they will just fill it in again, and then one day you open the hive and it's gone.  to a certain degree, i think sometimes bees do this for their 'comfort' level,  ie venting, drafts, warmth, etc.....some bees propolize worse than others.

Title: Re: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: Perry on November 03, 2014, 02:32:53 pm

When I add my winter insulation on top of the inner cover I put a small piece of that plastic corrugated  stuff over the hole to keep them from chewing up the insulation. If they want to glue it up they can, and it saves them the effort.

Title: Re: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: robo on November 03, 2014, 03:36:34 pm

Despite the belief of beekeepers,  bees do not like ventilation.

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Title: Re: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: mohawkny on November 04, 2014, 07:12:04 am

thanks all,  I will just leave them alone and let them do as they please.

Title: Re: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: Perry on November 04, 2014, 07:22:29 am

Quote from: mohawkny on November 04, 2014, 07:12:04 am

thanks all,  I will just leave them alone and let them do as they please.

You cannot argue with that, in most cases it is absolutely the best course of action! :yes:

Title: Re: filling in the hole in the inner cover
Post by: Riverrat on November 04, 2014, 06:34:12 pm

The bees know best.  They was doing there thing long before we ever read the first book on what they are supposed to do ;)