From: Erik Osterlund <honeybee@elgon.se>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 23:26:11 +0200
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Regression Questions

Hi Peter

I live on 59th degree latitude in Sweden, with long periods (months without
being able to leave the hive, and sometimes very strong cold. I wintered 5
colonies on entirely 4.8 mm combs this winter and 5 colonies with the upper
box of 4.8 mm combs. These wintered if any different to the others, better.
No spots on the entrances. The spring development is marvelous. And I see
no sign of any chalk brood which a saw a little in in of the hives last
spring and summer. Nothing now. The bees are tiny but they work fine.

Erik

At 14.39 +0200 01-05-10, Peter Schmoeker wrote:
>What is the rate of survival for the 4.9 cell sized bees over winter? This
>winter in Missouri quite a few strong hives were frozen. How do the smaller
>bees handle six weeks of deep freeze in a row?