BEE
COOL VENTILATOR - VERSUS - NATURAL CONVECTION
RE: FAN PERFORMANCE OF BEE
COOL HIVE VENTILATOR
PURPOSE: PRODUCT TESTING
STATEMENT: “I estimate the air flow
of the Bee Cool fan to be approximately 24
cubic
feet per minute at 12” static pressure.”
Mr. Steve Poole
SUMMARY: Natural convection in the
hive with 2 hive bodies and 4 supers,
decreases as the outside air
temperature increases (When it is most needed)! At 70
degrees Fahrenheit, natural convection changes air less than 1
(.83) time per
minute! This decreases to zero
times at 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bee
Cool hive ventilators will change the air in the hive 7 times per minute
if hive
temperature is 70 degrees and above
and there is enough UV rays for the solar panel.
CLOSING: As the outside air
reaches the same temperature of the hive natural
convection will cease. The bees will assign workers
that will fan the hive, and will
begin to cluster on the front of
the hive.
Dependable ventilation with
Bee Cool ensures that the workers are in the fields
collecting
nectar.