Lisa,

Try making up some nucs (nucleus hives) in the
spring. That way you won't have to order any more
packages to make increase this spring! Shane from NJ

--- Lisa <cat@...> wrote:
> Hello from the land of no winter. We're in northern
> Wisconsin where
> there's no snow! We've had 18 inches over the fall
> but have only traces on
> the ground now. We lost one hive out of 2 last
> winter, a deer got inside
> the chainlink fence and tipped the hives over. As
> near as I can tell one
> queen was crushed and the year started with a
> queenless hive. I had
> ordered 4 more packages for this spring so now have
> 5 living hives. With
> the mild winter weather the little guys should be
> doing well, not going
> through near the food they did the previous winter.
> It's not warm enough
> to open the hives so won't know til the temps get
> higher than the
> mid-40's. I do have tar paper on each hive with
> entrance reducers to help
> keep the mice out. If it ever looks like it's going
> to get cold and snowy
> I'll do like last year and cover the back sides of
> the rows with fabric so
> the snow can settle on it for insulation. Helps to
> keep the northwinds at
> bay also.
>
> Lisa
>
>


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