• aviationeast
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    1110 days ago

    I’m good with lining my home with honey bees as my insulation, just gotta get some removable racks and a water tube for proper bee keeping.

    • @WhiteOakBayou
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      1410 days ago

      I wonder if that would be up to code. What is the r-value of a bee box filled with bees and honey? Also, the consequences for punching a hole in the wall are now immediate and serious.

      • LostXOR
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        510 days ago

        That’s a great question, all I can find is information on the R-value required for insulation around the hive to keep the bees nice and warm in the winter. Clearly more research must be done!

        • @WhiteOakBayou
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          310 days ago

          The promising yet under researched field apia-human housing.

      • chingadera
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        310 days ago

        This just getting better and better. Say less lol

      • @GaMEChld
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        210 days ago

        Don’t bees actually generate heat? They can like cook invading wasps to death.

        • @WhiteOakBayou
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          310 days ago

          I have heard that but the ones that live in my parents walls die en masse in the winter and it rarely gets below 50F. So I don’t know if that’s life cycle or cold?

          • @GaMEChld
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            110 days ago

            Maybe they can tolerate heat but are weak to cold. Summon the apiarists!

            • @WhiteOakBayou
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              10 days ago

              That’s what this whole convo needs. Apiarists and structural engineers.