>The closest analogy I have found to wintering in the north is Russian Roulette.
If your able to keep your bees healthy (mites, nosema), have adequate stores (stored fuel and thermal mass/storage), the right number and type of bees (winter vs summer)… and some protection from the elements as per your areas requirement, you’ve just stacked the odds in your favour. If you’re curious when things go wrong and ask questions and look at the problem from different angles and are critical and are willing to experiment you will in the long run win more often than lose!!!! I am not a gambling person.
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