>>> Where I live older bees dying early ends up with a hive too weak to make it by March due to a small cluster that can not make enough heat to recover. . .<><><> Have you considered using a Snellgrove board and placing your weak colonies above strong ones so that the weak ones can utilize the heat generated by the strong colonies? .Mike in LA
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