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Offline rgy

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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #40 on: March 21, 2012, 12:37:50 pm »
lost all 4 :? :?  I can't afford 100% loss again.

Offline wadehump

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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #41 on: March 21, 2012, 07:01:35 pm »
16 going in 15 coming out 1 that died was a small nuc that was alive mid FEB.

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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #42 on: March 21, 2012, 08:39:42 pm »
i lost 3 out of i think 67 hives and 2 nucs out of 15.           schawee
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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #43 on: March 23, 2012, 12:36:20 am »
I lost 4 hives out of 45.  Had to move 2 into insulated nuc boxes to avoid losing them too.  Also lost 2 out of 12 nucs.

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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #44 on: March 23, 2012, 09:36:31 am »
6 colonies, all made it..

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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #45 on: March 23, 2012, 06:32:26 pm »
I lost one out of four hives so far.  Winter hasn't left yet as we had 3 inches of snow earlier in the week.  Proabably won't see dandelions for 3 or more weeks.

Offline Vance G

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Re: Just curious on losses for 2011-12 winter
« Reply #46 on: March 23, 2012, 10:12:52 pm »
I reported earlier 12/12 well now it is 11/12.  One was queenless so I checked the bottom board and found no mite problem so I donated the geriatric bees to the next least prosperous which doesn't look all that bad.   I am still happy.  At least half of them are two deeps full of bees and i wonder what they are going to be by time for dandelions and that is nearly a month yet here.