>>>of the 6 colonies in our new community apiary, 
100% of them experienced late swarming and 
unsustainable winter populations. Long, hot autumn
followed by brutal winter and spring = very low survival 
come April. >>>

Hello,

What breed of bees were they?

I'm also wondering how it was determined
that populations were unsustainable?

Also, what symptoms were associated with
the colony mortality, during postmortem?
Ie. if starvation, -what type of starvation
and were stores left over, was cluster intact?

Best Wishes,
J Waggle

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