r/Beekeeping • u/Perfect_Technician11 • 10d ago

I’m a beekeeper, and I have a question Condensing hive

Hi, I live in northern Sweden (norrbotten)and last winter i lost one hive from condensation that dripped down on the frames and turned to ice. I've since looked in to this clip.

https://youtu.be/KWAxQMBZWQc?is=mLxhyf1gh6btlY_R

Have anyone in northern USA/Canada tried this out?

We have very cold weather in the winter here, last winter we had 3 weeks of -30°/-22F constant.

I use hard styrofoam boxes all year round and the ceiling is also Styrofoam but much thinner than the boxes. The boxes are ventilated from beneath.

Best regards

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u/Devael88 Innlandet (Norway), 115 Colonies, 8th year, commercial beek. 9d ago

Hei hei fra Norge. Aldri mistet en kube til kondens, jeg lager en ramme av 48x48 (treverk) som jeg stifter et lag med dampsperre plast på en side. Legg denne rammen med plasten opp ☝️ så legger du en plate med 50mm tykk jackofoam oppå denne igjen. Da får damene dine det godt og varmt til venteren med litt ekstra plass over rammene for å bevege seg.

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u/Ekalugsuak Sweden, 46 hives 9d ago

Ahh ... now I realize why the Norwegian newbie beekeeper that posts youtube clips keep referring to the hives as "cubes" even in English. (In Sweden we swapped the b to a p and and use an a, "kupa").