On Mon, 1 Jul 1996, Mark D. Egloff wrote:
 
>      Gentle beepeople:
>      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.