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"Also, my hive is doing awesome in the direct sun, I have a third empty box under the two active boxes, with a screened open bottom, I notice from the viewing window a lot of bees hang out in this shaded ventilated area, rather than beard on the…"

"My hive is doing well, top box completely filled with comb, brood, capped honey, second lower box 5 frames of comb built....  bees docile... but as we’re approaching monsoon season, I was wondering if the rains will prevent them from…"

"Yep, I see.....  my hives are only one inch thick cedar, with screened bottoms,  but they are in full sun... ( at least this year until the willow tree grows bigger). I have temp. strips on all the boxes viewing windows and I can say that…"

"That’s what I thought, BUT the Warre store wrote in a recent newsletter that sawdust should be removed in summer... ” No harmful condensation will occur during the summer months even if all of the insulation is removed from the quilt.…"

"Does the sawdust need to be removed from the quilt box for summer? "

"installed two packages yesterday. i did 3 boxes because that is how sweet valley hives instructed to do, which i wonder about, also i did a slit baggie 1:1 ratio with a tad of honey be healthy on screened bottom, problem is the bag is leaking onto…"