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Subject:	Re: The Winter Cluster and Use of Stores
From:	Beekeepers <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:19:12 -0000
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>Also, I've observed white wax-making occur earlier in the spring with insulated hives.  I'm not sure what this means in regard to stores. 

I have the answer to that.  When I overwintered wooden nucs I fed them in the autumn and occasionally they needed a top up in the spring.  I moved to polynucs and they seem to need feeding four times, taking more feed than my full-sized wooden hives!  (These are thrifty black bees - full hives are only fed 6.5kg fondant).

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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