On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Bill Hesbach > wrote:

> >Most here know that about 1/3 of winter stores are consumed from nectar
> shut down until early/mid February and 2/3 from then to first nectar (early
> April) so the combination of early brood and food consumption coupled
> with cold snaps leads to colony deaths from starvation.
>
> Bill, Can you elaborate a little further on this.  I can't quite
> understand what you are saying concerning how your bees are proportioning
> the consumption of their stores.
>
>
If I understand correctly, on the first third there is no brood so
consumption is low and stable, while after a given date brood is reared and
consumption increases in line with population growth.

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