Freezing Brood?

Started by slacker361, July 08, 2011, 10:04:37 PM

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greenbtree

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July 10, 2011, 09:04:55 PM
Animals that can survive freezing temperatures for long periods are adapted to do it.  Most of them have a form of natural antifreeze in their body fluids that prevent the formation of the ice crystals.  Bees can't do this, they took a different route to get through the Winter.  Good thing they did or we would have no honey and not be having this conversation!  Goldfish in the pond don't freeze either - if they are there in the Spring it is because there was liquid water under the ice somewhere.  If they freeze they die like the bees and us.

JC
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kedgel

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July 13, 2011, 12:55:06 AM
Here in SW FL it never freezes, but if the brood just get chilled they die.  I've had dead brood dumped in front of my hives after just a cold snap.
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