At 01:50 PM 4/9/06 -0400, you wrote:
>I would like to know what is the general loss this past winter, compared to
>the winter of 2004 (average of 50% nationally).

8 hives made it out of 21 going into winter, or 61% losses and at that, I
consider myself lucky.

I'm a new beekeeper so my losses can to some extent be attributed ignorance
and incompetence though personally, I blame varroa mites.

George-

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