I am creating a brood break in all of my colonies and am curious if anyone
has any additional useful strategies to use during the break.  If you
dribble oxalic during the break when do you apply the acid?  Our honey flow
in central NC has ended and I have just removed all queens from my hives
and will be requeening with cells.

I was quite amused by the post from Hawaii last week asking what the
problem is with hive survival.  We had a warm spell in early February in
North Carolina in which the maples bloomed and the bees brooded up.  We
then had a 3 degree F night in late February and it did a LOT of damage to
my bees.

I have been thinking about colony hygiene and the benefits of swarms
starting off clean with new comb.  I know I am guilty of hanging on to old
combs for too long.  The Feb freeze die-off motivated me to discard a lot
of combs.

Bill Lord
Louisburg, NC

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