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Date: | Sun, 22 Aug 1999 20:15:26 -0700 |
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"WM. ARNOLD JONES" wrote:
> I have two hives that have been robbed completely of all honey. =
> Looking for some ideas on getting them through the winter.
Depends on your climate, and could be something else is going on ....
disease, mites, ...
Try to get some honey in frames, or start feeding 30 percent sugar syrup.
Combined, they may have a better chance of making it to spring.
Otherwise, combine them into your other colonies, if these aren't your
only 2. If so, clean up the equipment and store in a bag with moth balls
in an outside shed (and hope the mice don't find them).
John Edwards, Tucson BeeLab, USDA
"Spring always comes"
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