>  Example for Missouri:
>If you see in fall a brood nest which is spreading out to a point the nest
>could split in winter rearrange back into a compact unit for winter.

Bob,
I too have winter in northern Vermont. Some years, more than five months of 
winter...with snow on the ground.

First, I would like to know...what do you see in a Fall broodnest that 
tells you the colony is going to "split" in the winter.
Second, what management do you perform in the Fall to prevent the broodnest 
from splitting?

It seems to me, that with winter acclimatized bees having good populations, 
there is no "splitting" of the brood nests and there aren't any small 
isolated clusters in winter.
Mike 


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