At 07:30 AM 9/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>>after reliable wintering (assuming the nuc was properly
>>prepared by the beekeeper, so no guarantees by the farmer except of
>>maintaining the temp).

You may have to do more than just maintain the temperature.  Proper
ventilation is also very important.  If I remember correctly, there is
someone in Canada doing something similar with full size colonies in
canada.  They overwinter full size colonies in a temperature controlled
building.  The article I read discussed problems they were having with
losses concentrated in certain portions of the building due to uneven
ventilation.  They were using fans with large thing plastic tubes with
holes along them like you might see in a greenhouse.  You might be able to
get details about optimum temperature and details about proper ventilation
from them.  I'm afraid I don't remember who it was, but someone here may,
and a search of google newsgroups may turn it up (I think there was a post
there).

-Tim

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