> >We have found that hives with less feed are more active and actually
> consume more, and hives which are being fed in winter also do more poorly
> than one might expect.
A large store of honey may have a stabilizing effect on the temperature
near the cluster....due to honeys heat capacitance.This may dampen
temperature fluctations.
John Horton
N Alabama
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