In a message dated 96-11-04 23:02:31 EST, [log in to unmask] (SHolisky)
writes:
 
<< Hi Duane, I'd treat them like a nuc that I wanted to winter
 over. Put a division screen above a strong hive, put the small
 unit above that. It should be heavy with stores and a fair
 spot for them to cluster. ( oh yes, wrap em' and a moisture
 board helps too! You never know how brutal the winter maybe )
 
 There you have my "secret" for wintering over nucs. :) >>
 
    No secret really, Scott, though a good method.   I did not know it could
succeed as far north as you are, though.
 
    One caveat for beginners.  Place the weak hive (or nuc) over a strong
hive on a double screen, as Scott says, but do not place the upper entrance
over the lower.  Place it on the opposite side.  There will be a bit of drift
upward from the strong hive on the bottom, whenever they can fly, but with
the upper entrance directly above the lower, you risk having too much drift,
eventually killing the lower.
 
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