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Do I extract or leave for winter feed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Josh" data-source="post: 9623" data-attributes="member: 16"><p>Don’t overthink it. </p><p></p><p>The honey you leave will be gone by next season. Honey’s not a static pantry, it’s used and replaced. </p><p></p><p>K.I.S.S. </p><p></p><p>I don’t trust myself to know when a hive is getting light, so tend to leave stores or feed up before winter. </p><p></p><p>Two boxes means if your late into the hives next spring, life/weather gets in the way it’s not a biggie. </p><p></p><p>Two brood boxes also affords you a swam prevention method in spring (box swap)</p><p></p><p>But you need the population to utilise the two boxes. A weak hive might be better in one, or merged to a strong hive and make it up next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josh, post: 9623, member: 16"] Don’t overthink it. The honey you leave will be gone by next season. Honey’s not a static pantry, it’s used and replaced. K.I.S.S. I don’t trust myself to know when a hive is getting light, so tend to leave stores or feed up before winter. Two boxes means if your late into the hives next spring, life/weather gets in the way it’s not a biggie. Two brood boxes also affords you a swam prevention method in spring (box swap) But you need the population to utilise the two boxes. A weak hive might be better in one, or merged to a strong hive and make it up next year. [/QUOTE]
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