On Thu, 13 Feb 1997 19:37:00 PST Ivan McGill wrote: >The reason I winter inside is that the weather is so unpredictable, we get >rain here every January that I can remember except last year. Then it would >get to -25 - -35C again. There would be so much moisture buildup that I >finally said there has to be a better way. For me it has been indoor >wintering! All the rest winter outside with mixed results. On the average >with good queens going in winter losses are very few from year to year. > Ivan, Do you do anything special with the colonies indoors? Do you control moisture or amount of light? Do they eat more/less than the outdoor ones? Do you have mites up there? Gerry and the other Visels at [log in to unmask] Winnebago, Illinois, USA