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Re: Wintering 100 years ago
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Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 7 Jan 2009 05:57:50 EST
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In a message dated 06/01/2009 17:59:24 GMT Standard Time,  
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So far  as I know, one hundred years ago it was common to winter bees
in a one  story hive, either in or out of doors. Root says in  1910:



That is what I normally do and so do most other beekeepers I know.   
Occasionally supers may be left on that have been returned for cleaning after  
extraction.  I visited a hive yesterday to give a dose of oxalic acid and  found they 
had almost filled what was an empty super with ivy honey so I'll have  an 
extra harvest come dandelion time.
 
Chris

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