>  In the north, you might have less success with that unless maybe you 
> stacked two nuc boxes,one on top of the other, and got the supplemented 
> nuc to fill the second nus body with food stores.  What
>  do those of you up north think?

I think you are missing the point of wintering nucs in the north. The idea 
is to keep the nuc as a small unit of 4 or 5 frames. They don't have to be 
a two story nuc. Placing one nuc on top of another is a waste of 1 nuc. 4 
frame nucs winter just fine as they are, and with only 20 pounds of feed. I 
think that in the south, you could do something similar, once you get the 
timing down. Make them near the end of the season, when they can build a 
good population, store a bit of honey, and then shut down brood rearing. 
There they'll be, ready to explode when your spring starts.
Mike
Mike


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