Introducing the topic, asking a practical beekeeper for apidologists.

Wintering without honeycombs

Has anyone tried to winter without beehives. I.e. with the possibility, of course, of some form of stock and possibly some other form of bee wintering place than a regular beehive.

The reason for asking is an idea that would be able to winterize bee colonies without problems under certain conditions.

But the components of hibernation were artificially supplied, including the artificial form of space and the place and time of hibernation of the bee cluster.

Because of the disadvantages related to the issue of the honeycomb and its hygiene and especially parasites.

What happens when a bee colony separates from the honeycomb, supplies and hypothermia?

It will probably be about practical knowledge about sending bees and making packets. But the use would be for wintering and recovery.

I am not talking about the so-called Norwegian wintering, I am talking about the wintering of bee colonies in the form of a hypothermic, artificially fed bee swarm.

Thanks for the responses. Gustav Palan 

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