> Do you think the moisture levels in the hive may be the problem?  Two of
> the hives we lost this winter appeared to be extremely wet.
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> Keith Murray                    *       Don't worry about people stealing
> St.Mary's Academy               *       an idea.  If it's original, you
> 550 Wellington cres.    *       will have to ram it down their
> Winnipeg, Manitoba              *       throats.     -H. Aiken
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I doublt it.  All had similar upper entrances.  Moisture could help
account for the losses but I don't believe it can account for the
DIFFERENCE in the losses between the two groups.  There was also a
relatively large number of colonlies involved so I would not think chance
would play a large part.
 
Eric