Mike Palmer said "I have no greater loss
in colonies with or without nuc boxes on their inners. I wonder if it could
be the 3/8" dead air space I have between the bottom colony's inner cover,
and the nuc's bottom board."

Mike, what creates this air space?  The rim on the inner cover?  Are the
bottom hives top ventilated?

When comparing overwintered hives with and without nucs on top, I also have
no discernable difference in loss, but I have always attributed this to my
top ventilation of the bottom hives.  I do not have an inner cover on the
bottom hives that have nucs on top.



Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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