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Bleith
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:44 pm Post subject: What direction should the entrance face? |
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| I have my hive on a rooftop and the entrance faces north. Is this a problem? I have seen a few things that it should face south or south east. And some say it doesn't matter. I could change it to face south if it is crucial but it is not ideal for me |
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WileyHunter
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Location: Batesville, IN USA
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It should face away from prevailing winds, mostly during inclimate weather, which can vary from good weather winds.
For me good weather winds generally come from west to west-southwest. BUT our bad weather winds, with cold rains and snow, come from the west-northwest to north. |
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Bleith
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| The prevailing winds do come from the North. I made a periscope entrance for the hive. This would greatly reduce or stop the wind from coming in the entrance. Would that be the only reason to have the entrance face a certain direction? |
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