>   My 3-deep hive did not succumb,  I believe, because they could move up
> to warm honey stores in the 3rd deep. It was the only difference in the 2
> hives, 3 deep vs 2 deep. Just an observation, might be meaningless.
>

Not meaningless but fits right in with the recommendations for cold
climates- 3 deeps guarantee no starvation. Two deeps or three mediums are
borderline.

Met a beekeeper this am who overwintered on one deep and three mediums and
his bees were in exceptional shape. Many in Maine overwinter on two deeps
and a super. I don't because it causes problems in the spring with brood in
the super. Not a major problem but it is easier to manage without it.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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