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