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Dick,
>Other hives were either insulated or not. While I didn't keep records, it
>seems as though there was not much difference in either in strength or
>production and some colony losses.
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I think last winter was pretty much useless in evaluating wintering
proceedures. I lost my first hive since my new practice of using
Canadian queens. The problem, starvation. I fed 75 pounds of sugar via
syrup in the fall and the hive was bone dry by late winter. I postulate
that it was too warm and the bees were too active, using up all the stores.
Another unique Alaskan winter?
Tom Elliott
Chugiak, AK
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