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We went into our first winter with 2 double deep 10-frame hives. One colony looked strong and the other somewhat weak. On a 55° day in January both hives were active. But March brought heavy snow and cold temps (Hudson Valley, NY). Now with temps back up the strong hive is very active but the...

Hello all, I always turn to Bee Source for advice because I'm always second-guessing myself and the wisdom here is so wonderful. Today I'm starting over - had lost a few hives over winter, and had one abscond in October- there was some animal just bugging the crap out of it. Anyway, I have...