>For me, that 1/3 is the fraction lost between the peak hive
> number during summer honey production and the bottom number going into
> almond pollination after wintering.

This is a good indication of apiary success and management philosophy. From a business point of view probably the most important. I also have planed consolidation of mating nucs and believe in taking winter loss of dinks in the fall so the numbers I use for winter loss are the number I take into winter that I hope will survive. I think both are valid and useful so maybe we should report both.

Paul Hosticka
Dayton WA

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