I am a hobby beekeeper on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities
(Geneseo).  I have 5 hives and have averaged about 100 LB per hive over
the last few years.  This year the weather is pretty dry so far, but the
bees are still filling supers.  Further west (Iowa City) it is not as
dry this year so they should be doing better then us.

We can get as cold as 20 below in the winter and as hot as 100 in the
summer.  Last winter I don't think we went below 0 for more then a day
and the bees had several good flight days during most winter months.

Hope this answers your questions.  If not, let me know what information
you are looking for.

Jerry Hathaway

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