Well darn!  I know I saw or read that, and I'll track it down for you.  I workedmy bees yesterday.  I had two or my hive freeze to death.  It was, however, the
winter from hell.  It was interesting, actually.  Both had lots of stores.
Everything else was fine.  I have ordered nucs this year and to tell you the
truth, I am worried about importing varroa.  I don't have varroa yet.  I
suspect Northern Ontario winters hurt them but don't, quite clearly,
eradicate them.  I have the only kept bees for quite some distance so they
can't get it anywhere else.  It is the 90s and I suppose we should be
practicing safe beekeeping... and parents think they have it bad with a
couple of teenagers!  I have thousands who think nothing of hanging out on
flowers with bees they have never met!  Ah well, if I didn't have a penchant forworry, I wouldn't keep bees. Enough ramblimg, cheers Jane.