>
> >I recorded 33 hives going into winter 1987, but did not record the number
> the following spring. However, 47 went into the winter of 1988 - so we
> recovered if there was a crash.
>
> >1997 was my worst ever 41/71 survived - 42% losses. That was the first
> year that we detected varroa - but we seemed to bounce back, producing an
> average 155lbs from those 41.
>
Both 1987 and 1997 where El Niņo year, followed by la Niņa. 1997 was one of
the strongest Niņo recorded.
Weather is not climate ...
--
Juanse Barros J.
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