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.
Worker bees create air currents that remove heat from the hive by blowing air out of the hive in one direction. Other bees create air currents that bring fresh air into the hive.
If the air temperature is very high, bees cannot cool the hive by moving air around alone. They will collect water from outside the hive and bring the water to the hive.
3.How Do Bees Cool and Ventilate A Beehive During Hot Weather?
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.
When bees are making honey, they have to remove moisture from nectar. This moisture creates humidity in the hive. If the humidity is not reduced by ventilation, the honey cannot dry.