Matthew Westall wrote:

 > Follow the news and articles on splitting hives into sytrafoam nucs.You
 > CAN overwinter a softball sized swarm with 3 deep frames of honey(+1
pollen,
 > 1 brood) into the hardest of winters.  There have been articles in
print on
 > this subject from ABJ or Bee Culture.  A local beekeeper here proved it
 > successful to 15 or 20 split through -20F winter here a few years
ago.  All
 > the splits survived right through February

What I have read on overwintering nucs in very cold climates normally
has them above a full sized, two or three deep colony. Is that the same
here? If not, what is the setup, i.e. are they stacked together or
independent?

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine