CT coast update: I am located on the coast of CT on Long Island Sound between New Haven and Bridgeport. I checked on my hives today and found several of them light on honey stores even thought I let them go into winter with heavy stores. We have had almost no winter along the coast with very mild temps. The bees have been using quite a bit more honey this year because of not being in a tight cluster and having many days above 50 degrees. Today the temp was in the mid 60's (around 15-17C) on one hive there was even bees bringing in pollen. I mixed a lot of 2/1 sugar syrup and put two gallon feeder pails on several light hives. Ralph Milford, CT -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---