In a message dated 08/08/03 05:03:39 GMT Daylight Time,
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<<  It would be
 silly to accuse a beekeeper of having "taken too much honey" last
 fall, and not leaving enough honey to sustain the bees through the
 poor foraging conditions that extended from April through July in
 parts of the USA.  Even a colony from which no honey was harvested
 last year would have certainly eaten through 100% of stores by late
 May under these conditions.  >>

Jim,

Is there any correlation between numbers of hives kept in a small area and
the relative difficulty in getting them through lean times?

Chris

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