> >> I have heard and read of overwintering 5 frame nucs and am > >> over existing parent hives. But is there enough room for > >> adequate honey stores in a 5 frame nuc? > >> > > We wintered 6 frame nucs this past winter. If the temp. is > > right, > >honey stores are no problem. I think even 4 or 3 frames may be > >adequate because they had so much honey left. > > > Bee-L'ers, > > We winter 6 frame (medium-depth) nucs as well. The > temperature in > the room is 46 F plus or minus 3 F. On average our nucs consume 6.2 > lbs. of corn syrup during the wintering period. Feeding one gallon > of corn syrup per nuc gives us sufficient winter stores for all of > the nucs. I'd be curious to knowthe geographical locations where these results were obtained and how long the bees were confined. I would also be curious about how strong they were after being taken outside -- especially compared to larger colonies. We are considering wintering some singles inside. Regards Allen W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/>