>>Per hive costs are rising and preparing a hive for winter and then picking
up as a deadout in spring hurts the bottom line.

It's going to be interesting what will happen with the price of honey next year.  I'd try to hang in.  Increased demand for meat in China and India is driving up grain prices and the prices in supermarkets and restaurants.  Honey is perhaps not one of the essential foods but it might ride the price wave, too.

Waldemar

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