wrapping

When do people normally dewinterize their hives: remove quilt boxes, wrappings and perform their first full hive inspections? I managed to overwinter both my hive and Nuc this winter and am wondering when to do these things. Temperature has fluctuated somewhat here in downstate NY and there's...

Hi All, So I'm in zone 3b (-30/-40c) and I found this guy 1hr to my north who wraps his hives/nucs together. Sorry vid in French but you get the idea from watching https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WOqTEGUDG0Q these guys have been beekeeping for a few generations and match my climate so I'm...