I understand it's necessary (or prudent perhaps) to leave somewhere between 50-100 pounds of honey for a hive in order for them to overwinter.
My question is - for beeks that DO leave honey instead of feeding all winter - do you find that by the end of the season it's enough to just leave the honey stores already contained in the brood boxes? Or do you find you tyipcally have to take honey frames from the supers and move them down for overwintering?
My question is - for beeks that DO leave honey instead of feeding all winter - do you find that by the end of the season it's enough to just leave the honey stores already contained in the brood boxes? Or do you find you tyipcally have to take honey frames from the supers and move them down for overwintering?