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Date: | Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:10:26 -0400 |
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Steve asks "All of this brought another question to mind. If a nuc can be
wintered
over why can't a less populated hive winter over as well?"
Of course, a weak hive could be over-wintered just as a nuc can. The
question is "why bother".
One over-winters a nuc to get a fast spring build-up to a strong hive. It
doesn't always work, but the odds are with you. On the other hand, a weak
hive has demonstrated that it cannot succeed...usually because of a poor
queen. Natural selection would have it die out during the winter, but it
might be better for the beekeeper to combine it with a strong hive (to
protect the combs, if nothing else). Under no circumstance should a
beekeeper combine two weak hives. The only result of that is to produce
another weak hive!
Hope this helps.
Lloyd
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Owner, Ross Rounds(tm) the finest in comb honey production.
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