hello from alaska

[ranger69]

has anyone built a chicken coop and utilized it's heat to help winter-over honey bees in the frozen north ??? i'm winter dreaming of an 8'x8" coop for 15 birds with a honey bee hive attached to an outside wall with a few holes drilled thru plywood and several layers of screen. is there any diseases shared between species that might prevent this

thanks

 

[Bantimna]

I would worry about the chickens being stung?

 

[M To The Maxx]

 

[ranger69]

the bees would never have contact with the chickens. the heat from the chickens would keep the bee hive 30 degrees warmer than ambient which means more honey production as the bees would not need to consume as much honey to live thru the winter.

 

[DragonFeathers]

from Maryland

No diseases that I know of, do your bees freeze in the hives thru winter?
Sorry you got your post in B4 I did..

 

[ranger69]

i have no bees or chickens at this point. i need the bees to polinate all the fruit trees. i will build the chicken coop in my cabin this winter and have it modulized for quick spring assembly. in alaska it is common to restart the hive with new bees each spring. my thoughts were if i could reduce -40 degrees ambient to 25 degrees thru waste heat recovery: the hive should be self sustaining.

 

[ibpboo]

The fun, friendly and informative site.

May your dream come true, and quickly!

 

[texasgal]

A big Texas size

 

[TheGoldenRoo]

 

[PandoraTaylor]

from Alaska!

don't know the answer to your question, most people around me place their bees (hive & all) in their heated Garages for the winter.