I'm a little further north, Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in Southeast Missouri. With hives in good shape, usually one brood box (though sometimes two) I figure a medium super is enough honey to get them through the winter.
Now there will also be some honey stored in the brood boxes below, even in the singles. Then I like to give them some light syrup in mid-March to jump start them.
Obviously more art than science.
Grant
Jackson, MO
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