A bearding observation

[Lesgold]

Hi Folks,

Just went down to check the bees after a really warm day. (About 37 degrees) The girls were out sun baking and trying to keep cool.
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All of the hives in this pic have solid bottom boards. The hive on the far left has a super that?s basically empty so there was a bit more space in it and the bees were a little more relaxed. 5 of my hives have Bluebees bottom boards. The extra ventilation kept them quite cool. All of those hives looked like this one
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Just an interesting real life observation. Would have lifted the lid slightly on each hive but a storm is coming in soon and the temp should drop quickly.

Cheers

Les