a randy oliver snip followed by > my comment or question...

So what's the difference?  Why are others having such moisture problems?
Isn't your RH low in areas where it freezes, or is that only where it
freezes hard?

>I certainly ain't no yankee beekeeper but I would suggest based on conversation with northern beekeepers long long ago that all snow is not the same and although at the point of snow forming the rh in air is low this does not mean the surrounding area always has low humidity.  At least one of the commercial folks I worked with (from up state Michigan originally) mentioned the large difference in survivability based sole on whether the snow was wet or dry and whether the flakes were large or very small (powder).  He seem to have thought that wet snow could be a problem and if hives were not wrapped or set into a shelter belt that the powdered snow could pose a problem when it came to winter survival.

>I am surprised no one has mentioned carbon dioxide as a potential problem for hives in some northern locations.

Gene in Central Texas  

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