>  >The outfits with the lowest winter losses usually cut back the numbers
> in fall. One should actually compare summer high to spring low, to
> understand the seasonal fluctuation.
>

There is some real truth here.  I find myself being more and more ruthless
when it comes to culling colonies in the fall.  Combining the weak with the
strong once mites have been dealt with.  I would rather have a 1 strong
colony come spring than 2 weak ones to baby along or two dead-outs to clean
up.

Adam
Barrie, ON

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