On Fri, 4 Oct 1996 16:01:10 -0400, you expounded on something about:
 
 
>>This is a great list and I welcome all comments and experiences.
>
hello david-
 
think one of my hives is in trouble.  it is still considerably warm down =
here
in north florida.  has been raining for 4 days, though. =20
 
the fall flow has finally started, now if the rain will just quit.
 
i have 3 hives, 2 are booming.  the third is the weakest and has been all
year.  i have inspected it every 2 weeks and the queen is laying a nice =
tight
pattern in the both brood boxes.  however, i don't see much activity  on =
the
front porch as compared to the 2 others.  the total hive is light.  the =
others
probably go 100 pounds or more.  i would assume that finding a queen at =
this
late date is next to none???  do you think that it is too late to go in =
and
kill her and force them to raise another to get them through the winter.
we had a dearth here through august and september and i fed this one hive
daily for that time.  they were consuming about 1 quart every 2 days.  =
but,
you would never know that by looking at what they have stored.  i saw
somewhere that an exit count of between 30-90 bees per minute was an
indication of a healthy hive.  i sat last saturday and watched for awhile=
 and
counted and i saw about 10-15 per minute.
 
any foregone suggestions??
 
best regards
 
stanton
 
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