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Check as many or as few that apply if you have a dead hive.

Frigid temps for extended periods
29 (12.5%)
head first in cells
25 (10.8%)
Uncapped syrup in hive
11 (4.7%)
Saturated bees on bottom board
3 (1.3%)
Wet Climate
8 (3.4%)
Dry Climate
4 (1.7%)
Most of the dead on the bottom board
9 (3.9%)
Boxes heavy with stores
12 (5.2%)
Boxes empty of stores
8 (3.4%)
Vented top
11 (4.7%)
Conventional top
13 (5.6%)
Solid Botttom board
18 (7.8%)
Screened bottom(open)
9 (3.9%)
Rodent entry
4 (1.7%)
Carnolian
5 (2.2%)
Russian
0 (0%)
Minnesota Hygenic
1 (0.4%)
Italian
19 (8.2%)
Buckfast
0 (0%)
Mutts
7 (3%)
Ferals
3 (1.3%)
Other breed
2 (0.9%)
Let hive alone over winter
24 (10.3%)
Peaked in often
1 (0.4%)
Snow closed off entrances
3 (1.3%)
bees evacuated in hive(dysentary)
0 (0%)
Mites noticable
3 (1.3%)

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Offline buzzbee

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Dead hive survey
« on: January 26, 2010, 07:24:33 pm »
Nella suggested maybe putting these questions in a poll format. Lets give it a try and see what we may find. I left it so you could answer multiple times because of multiple hives,hopefully you won't need this feature.

Offline John Schwartz

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2010, 07:28:13 pm »
Will be interesting to review. 1 of 8 hives dead here (so far).
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Offline alflyguy

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2010, 10:52:52 am »
I lost 2 of 5 hives. I knew they were low on stores but didn't expect the long cold snap that keep me from feeding them. I think dry sugar on top of the frames would have saved them if I had done it early.

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2010, 08:16:05 pm »
It's only allowing no more than 10 options to be submitted.
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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2010, 10:13:59 pm »
Sorry Bassman,should work now.I missed a box setting up the survey.

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2010, 10:23:41 pm »
Worked that time...thanks.
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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2010, 09:50:40 am »
I thought it might help for the poll to BEE at the top again :)

Offline Finski

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2010, 04:40:56 pm »
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One problem is  missing,  a beekeeper.
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Offline contactme_11

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2010, 05:08:03 pm »
I lost 1 in the last coldsnap

Offline MustbeeNuts

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2010, 06:21:30 pm »
Lost seven so far, 5 to go...
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Offline G3farms

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2010, 01:09:51 pm »
two out of five so far :'(

My weakest one and the strongest one, go figure.

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2010, 12:12:37 am »
so far, i lost 1 of 9...

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2010, 06:28:42 pm »
bump

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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2010, 08:40:40 pm »
ok....2 of 9...I am now feeding.
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Re: Dead hive survey
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2010, 11:22:03 pm »
I didn't lose any.









Of course with this spring being my introduction to beekeeping, I didn't have any yet.... :-D
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