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Surviving Texas Summer: Ventilation Strategies for 100°F Hives
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SURVIVING TEXAS SUMMER: VENTILATION STRATEGIES FOR 100°F HIVES

When the thermometer breaks triple digits, your colony runs out of evaporative cooling capacity fast. Here's how we rig screened bottom boards, entrance reducers, and shade cloth on our Central Texas yards.

Earl Hutto·14 min read·Jul 12, 2025
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10-Frame Deep Langstroth Box
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10-FRAME DEEP LANGSTROTH BOX

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Unfinished pine holds up fine in Texas heat with a single coat of exterior latex on the joints.

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Read moisture to 0.1% accuracy. Saves a full super of honey from fermentation every season.

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