Earth sheltered bee wintering and solar honey house. Final technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5844725

The construction and operation of an indoor wintering facility and a passive solar honey house are discussed. Goals for the project included both energy savings and financial savings for the beekeeping industry. The underground winter shelter provided a control temperature of approximately 46/sup 0/F in order to decrease both mortality rates and honey consumption rates of the bees. Three hundred square feet of glazing combined with wall insulation maintained comfortable work space temperatures for the ground level storage of honey. (BCS)

• Research Organization: Hampton's Honey Farm, Tetonia, ID (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG48-81R001284
• OSTI ID: 5844725
• Report Number(s): DOE/R0/01284-T1; ON: DE85011314
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
ANIMAL SHELTERS
COOLING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
BEES
DAYLIGHTING
GLAZING
HONEY
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
THERMAL INSULATION
VENTILATION
ANIMALS
ARTHROPODS
BUILDINGS
CONTROL
COVERINGS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FOOD
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYMENOPTERA
INSECTS
INVERTEBRATES
SHELTERS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling