Episode 11: The Heat is On

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Posted Dec. 5th, 2010

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Synopsis:

Local Hive Report, Hive Temperature Feature, How do bees overwinter – temperature data and more., Hive Box vs. Nature – Comparing insulation impacts on honey bees, The Mechanics of staying warm – how honey bees do it, Hive Design Research and Findings – the Tanzania Long Hive Concept, Powdered Sugar Mite Drop Study from American Bee Journal, Soft Honey Cake Recipes, Prevention of Crushed Bees – Technique for hive restacking

 Episode Guide:

  • 00:00 – 00:20 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News
  • 00:04 – 01:30 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks
  • 01:30 – 03:03 | Segment “0”: Local Hive Report
  • 03:03 – 27:49 | Segment 1:  Hive Temperature Feature
  • 27:21 – 28:46 | Music: Arkana – Give
  • 28:31 – 38:44 | Segment 2: Hive Design Research and Findings – Tanzania Long Hive
  • 38:43 – 39:48 | Music: Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats – Shag
  • 39:37 – 45:39 | Segment 3: Powdered Sugar Mite Drop Study
  • 45:39 – 49:34 | Segment 4: Soft Honey Cake Recipes.
  • 49:34 – 51:36 | Segment 5: Prevention of Crushed Bees – Technique for hive restacking
  • 51:36 – 53:15 | Closing Segment: Housekeeping for podcasts, e-mail acknowledgments
  • 52:05 – 55:41 | Music: Brian Keith Wallen – Drivin On

Episode Links:

  • Link | Endothermic heat production in honeybee winter clusters
  • Link | The Thermology of Wintering Honey Bee Colonies
  • Link | Fifty Years Among the Bees BY DR. C. C. MILLER
  • Link | Climate, Weather, and the Box Hive
  • Link | Soft Honey Cake Recipes
  • Link | The BeeHaus Beehive