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Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off

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186 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 01 Jul 25 10:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.682s | source
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oezi ◴[01 Jul 25 14:56 UTC] No.44434518[source]▶
There are some technological ideas to help bees be healthier such as special bee hives which have more natural topology and help the bees spend less energy on cooling/heating the hive. Example for a cylindrical hive: https://www.hiive.eu/en/
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tantalor ◴[01 Jul 25 15:20 UTC] No.44434789[source]▶
We could install HVAC in each hive.

Can heat pumps be scaled down to that size?

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1. waffletower ◴[01 Jul 25 16:04 UTC] No.44435296[source]▶
There may be passive geothermal heat pump architectures that would be a good fit. Surprised that you can still learn about geothermal heat pumps from the U.S. government: https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/geothermal-heat-pumps
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2. ted_dunning ◴[01 Jul 25 18:27 UTC] No.44436747[source]▶
Commercial hives need to be portable. Geothermal isn't that.