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Re: one-box overwintering: reference for technique?
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:10:12 -0700
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> >In fall, they take off all the honey and feed the one story units until
> they are full of syrup.


What surprised me was the amount of syrup feeding.  I spoke to those who
fed singles until they weighed 45 kilos.  That amount of "honey" does not
leave room for brood or open cells, which I had previously (and apparently
erroneously) assumed were necessary for the formation of the winter cluster.

What apparently occurs is that once the bees consume a bit of honey in the
core, they can then commence with the necessary winter broodrearing.

--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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