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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:22:59 -0500
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Re: Top bar hives in cold winters
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> 300 of them do fine in the hudson valley, ny.  i've put them as far north
> as johnson, vt.  russian bees.
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> buzz
> sam
> www.anarchyapiaries.org
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Are they Kenyan or just top bar? Top bar hives can be deep or shallow,
square, rectangular or trapezoidal. Kenyan are trapezoidal and shallow. I
know that deeps do just fine in cold weather no matter what top bar they
have.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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