> Do you think the moisture levels in the hive may be the problem? Two of
> the hives we lost this winter appeared to be extremely wet.
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> Keith Murray * Don't worry about people stealing
> St.Mary's Academy * an idea. If it's original, you
> 550 Wellington cres. * will have to ram it down their
> Winnipeg, Manitoba * throats. -H. Aiken
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I doublt it. All had similar upper entrances. Moisture could help
account for the losses but I don't believe it can account for the
DIFFERENCE in the losses between the two groups. There was also a
relatively large number of colonlies involved so I would not think chance
would play a large part.
Eric