>>> I am not wrapping the hives this winter because with recent
> observations I do not think the hives need wrapping.
>
> Seems to me that everyone up here in Canada, who winters outside,
> wraps their hives one way or another.

Some people like to play Russian Roulette.

Here, the odds and the psychology are about the same.  The difference is
that when the odds run out, the bees die, not the player.

allen
http://www.honeybeeworld.com

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