Allen Dick relating to asked the following regarding winter prepared
colonies.

  Out of curiosity, what was your cutoff weight?  We found about 90 lbs,
> including floor and lid was the lower end.

80 to 90 pounds for singles and 140 lbs. for doubles.

Due to the prolonged canola flow - till the end if Sept, this honey was
placed in the brood box to some extent. Too much for my liking in some
cases.

This allows for the situation to occur where weight is there - but not
the right food for over wintering.

How does one control this? - remove and substitute with empty frames
before feeding. That will result in a lot of stored honey frames as the
contents are well crystallized (if this year is anything to go by) -
especially when dealing with double brood boxed colonies.

Peter.

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