PRACTICAL CONFIRMATION OF THE THEORY OF NEST HEATING BY THE BEES.
We managed to peep a very interesting thing ... In the upper photos you can see a cluster of bees below the frames in the left side of the hive, in a family, in which the young queen just started laying eggs. You see the group of bees, which creates a protective shell and warms the brood from below. Previously we used to think that these were passive bees. Now we believe that this is a group of older bees, which participate in the thermoregulation of the nest in two variants: passively - creating a shell that retains heat from their own bodies, and actively - generating heat with creation of low-frequency sounds. When our device Apivox Smart Monitor hears these bees, it gives a message about additional active heating, which in summer is usually required only if there is a lot of brood in the family. This signal is especially strong when there are queen cells in the family. In winter, this signal is present almost constantly, saying that the bees are alive and warm themselves. The bottom photo is a visible confirmation of our words ... This is one of those frames that the bees have warmed up ... A fine sealed brood confirms the magnificent quality of the young queen ....