Beehive hive ventilation is important to reduce humidity in the hive. It is particularly important in summer when the bees can develop heat and humidity stress.
Bees, just like us, breathe oxygen. It is important for them to ventilate a beehive to bring fresh oxygen air into the hive and remove carbon dioxide. If they do not do this, they will suffocate.
They will collect water from outside the hive and bring the water to the hive. They then spread the water onto surfaces, and fan their wings over this water...
How do Bees Cool and Ventilate a Beehive During Hot Weather?
There are thousands of different products on the market that aim to ventilate your hives. I like to use simple tried and tested systems, and the following is my favorite.
During a very strong honey flow, a beekeeper can take the supers and angle them a bit to create open spaces for ventilation. I do not encourage this as...
This board allows air to flow in through the base of the hive, and, if used in conjunction with a ventilated lid allows the bees to move huge volumes of air through the brood nest and out of the lid...
The mesh segments from migratory lids and ventilated supers can be washed with alcohol to remove high-value medical propolis.Store the mesh and pipe segments for the next season after washing.