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slturner55555
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 Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:34 pm Post subject: Dead hives |
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| This winter I lost both my hives. I am going start over this spring with 2 packages. I was going to use the comb build by my old bees with the package. Do you think this would be okay? Thanks in advance. |
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rmcpb
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Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
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If they died from starvation or the cold then the comb will give your new packages a real boost. With packages make sure you feed them for an extended period to get them up and running.
I wish you better luck this eason 
Cheers
Rob. |
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ingo50
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| Have considered a nuc rather than a package? I know they can be difficult to come by, but more are being produced each year. Also are your package bees local. Good luck this year. |
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slturner55555
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Thanks I will leave the comb.
Last year I bought a nuc hive, that was my strongest going into winter. We had a very cold winter here in VA and they didn't make it.
I might buy a nuc next year. This year my husband and I bought a farm, 11 acres, so no more neighbors complaining about my dangerous bees.  |
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