Nice work, insulating can be a good strategy for a quick spring buildup.
Might need a hole or two in the bottom to keep airflow, and prevent condensation every clime is different
I lost some hives that way. Terraced a new hive stand into the side of a hill, and the blocks settled backwards to a negative slope. Fine through a dry fall but when winter rain and high humidity came the bottom boards got water inside and the poor cold wet bees ate through sixty pounds of honey in a month and starved.
I felt awful, but learned a few lessons, keep dry, keep feed out in winter, and check them as often as i can.
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