A few questions:
1.  how are the stores in the warmer hive compared with the others? 
(colonies that need stores are often observed to be more active than those 
set for winter stores).

2.  was the warmer hive fed sugar syrup without fumidil...or was it not fed?

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Although the warmer nuc has not been opened since October, it seemed well 
set for winter then.  At this time the nucs are similar in weight.

The warmer nuc was not fed sugar water.  Although it has a similar weight 
stores were from natural sources.

The two beeyards these came from are about five miles apart.  It would seem 
that the natural forage would be similar.  The quieter nucs received a 
supplement of sugar water with fumagilin.

Larry

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