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Re: Wax foundation
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Madeleine Nist <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:37:14 -0400
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Keith Malone <[log in to unmask]> said:

>This year I will weigh the colonies in September to record each colonies
>weight. In spring I can more easily conclude what a three story hive, two
>story hive, and a nuc should weigh before winter sets in. This would be good
>information for many beekeepers to gather for their locations.

Do you overwinter nucs? I was told there wasn't enough brood, feed or warm
space in a 5-frame nuc to survive a winter.

If a nuc can survive an Alaskan winter, it could survive even here in NJ! How
do you do it?

--Madeleine

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