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Friday, April 11th, 2009
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High 20°C Low 3°C
Normals: Max: 12 °C Min: -1°C
Sunrise 0645 0 Sunset 2022
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| > Hi Allen, ...I live in
Va Beach, VA. I have a quick question. where did you get your KodelŽ
batting 1-1/2 inches? I have looked on the internet, and cannot seem
to find anyone that sells it at that thickness. I have lost bees the
last two winter due to cold and starvation and wanted to wrap during
the cold times here (nov/dec - feb/march). thanks,
The KodelŽ we buy is supposed to be 1-1/2
inches, but measures sometimes half that. Seems to me that it comes
from North or South Carolina, but actually any quilt batting will
do. Sometimes we double it, but actually the thickness on the
sides is not as important as the insulation on top.
KodelŽ, tho', is a coarser water-repellent
batting that looks like quilt batting, but the mice don't like it
and it does not rot.
See what the cement contractors use for blankets when they pour
concrete in freezing weather. The blankets here use KodelŽ.
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I've been busy lately, travelling to Victoria and getting ready for another
trip.
Yesterday, I checked the bees and all nine are still alive.
Seven are
great and two are smaller. I put on some pollen patties. I hope I put on
enough, since it has to last while I am away. Maybe Ellen will check and
add some more.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
High 6°C Low -6°C
Normals: Max: 13 °C Min: -1°C
Sunrise 0637 Sunset 2029
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 The repair job we did previously on our quonset did not last the tape we
bought for the job did not hold, so we added a new edge piece and attached it by
sandwiching the tarps between pieces of wood pulled together by drywall screws.
(See detail). We removed one of the ribs and cut back the damaged tarp.
I looked in on the bees and they are taking down the pollen
supplement very nicely. They have nibbled out the edges and the underside.
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