On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Robert Brenchley wrote:

> How do bees manage in areas where warm winters are the norm? There must be
> a region where they will repeatedly cluster, break cluster and fly, and
> recluster during the winter, so does this harm them?
>

They seem to do just fine down here in Florida. We have some things
blooming year round and the honey flows start in late January. They may
cluster one or two nights a year durring a cold snap.