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Both hives gone... advice please.
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<blockquote data-quote="kaihoka" data-source="post: 2964" data-attributes="member: 124"><p>I made lots of mistakes when I got my first hives.</p><p>It takes a few yrs to get a feel for how your hives opperate in your particular area.</p><p>Do you now have two very small hives with laying queens .</p><p>If so you want to put them in a very small box , like a nuc box to get them through the winter.</p><p>I have nursed a small nuc through winter. </p><p>Do you have much capped honey on each hive for their food. You would be better to store what does not fit in nuc and feed it back to them than use an internal feeder.</p><p>I found internal feeds created too much moisture in winter in a weak hive.</p><p>Keeping the hive warm and dry will be the biggest challenge .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaihoka, post: 2964, member: 124"] I made lots of mistakes when I got my first hives. It takes a few yrs to get a feel for how your hives opperate in your particular area. Do you now have two very small hives with laying queens . If so you want to put them in a very small box , like a nuc box to get them through the winter. I have nursed a small nuc through winter. Do you have much capped honey on each hive for their food. You would be better to store what does not fit in nuc and feed it back to them than use an internal feeder. I found internal feeds created too much moisture in winter in a weak hive. Keeping the hive warm and dry will be the biggest challenge . [/QUOTE]
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