>
> >Are you sure?  In conversations with several who store bees,  they have
> all said the same thing,  and that is no stimulation in brood rearing until
> they come out.  That being one of the strong downsides in my opinion. In
> fairness the ones I talked to pull out in Feb to head to almonds
>

I'm not talking about serious broodrearing--that doesn't normally take
place until there is some pollen coming in.  I'm talking about the
reinitiation of broodrearing.

Lloyd Harris, in his study when he overwintered bees in a shed in Manitoba,
had one colony that came out of the shed stronger than it went in, due to
broodrearing in the shed.  I've asked other Canadians--some who have
checked tell me that they have been surprised to see brood when the hives
come out.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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