2022 Winter Ventilation Study
A study on the difference between hives with and without upper entrances
How does colony temp and humidity differ between colonies with: a single vent at the lower entrance and a top and bottom vent?
NHBA has continued its winter colony studies over the 2022-23 Winter by instrumenting
5 colonies with 5 sensors each to answer the question: “How does colony temperature
and relative humidity differ between colonies with a single lower entrance and a top +
bottom entrance?”. The data collection has been completed as of 4/1/23 and the
analysis is underway. The study setup, analysis and learnings will be available at:
nh-honeybee-health.com/winter2022ventilationstudy
One of the exciting outcomes of this project is we put together a Vapor Pressure Deficit table like the ones that farmers use in their greenhouses to help beekeepers interpret winter temp & relative humidity readings for instrumented colonies.
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