I have not received any bee-list communications lately(2-3 days).  Is the bee list down?
I have a couple of questions as a total novice.
1.      My bees seem to be throwing out a number of young, some with wing deformities.  I have Apistan in place in the hive, as my first thought is mites.  
2.      I plan to start 3 hives this spring as soon as I can get packaged bees.  I live in South Georgia.  Most of the winter the bees have been active, stopping only on those days when the temperature does not get above 60 deg. F.  In South Georgia, that's about 1 or 2 days a week in the winter.
        Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
                                Thanks, Dr. Dave