Our winter losses have been light, about 6%, here in NE Iowa.  Our neighbor
15 miles north has about the same losses with her 200 hive operation.  Other
beekeepers we've heard from in central and western Iowa are reporting up to
40% losses, mostly due to mites and starvation.

chris

Chris and Janet Sauer
Colesburg Apiaries
http://www.greathoney.com
(319) 856-2015