On Friday, our house was burgled.
On Saturday, I checked the hive and found a rotted, soaked, smelly black clump of bee corpses. I think what happened was that, about 5 or 6 weeks ago, I got worried about the dropping temperature and wrapped a Space Blanket around the woodpecker cage, thinking that would add a layer of insulation. In effect, what I did was insulate the hive so well I didn't allow for sufficient ventilation and the inside of the hive developed condensation which soaked through the colony and effectively killed them.
What a tragic waste.
Today I am very glum.
On Saturday, I checked the hive and found a rotted, soaked, smelly black clump of bee corpses. I think what happened was that, about 5 or 6 weeks ago, I got worried about the dropping temperature and wrapped a Space Blanket around the woodpecker cage, thinking that would add a layer of insulation. In effect, what I did was insulate the hive so well I didn't allow for sufficient ventilation and the inside of the hive developed condensation which soaked through the colony and effectively killed them.
What a tragic waste.
Today I am very glum.
