I am confused! {again:)}
OK, here in Florida it doesn't really get cold in the winter, at least not where I'm at. Maybe 35-40 at night and 70 in the day (Fahrenheit). So during the day it is warm enough to open the hive, but there are no flowers (honeyflow) b/c it is too cold at night for plants. Will the bees still be going out if there are no flowers, besides for cleansing flights? They look like they are going in and out like crazy; normally, that is. So is it ok to open up the hive now? I am feeding them sugar water (1/2 sugar and 1/2 water).
Also how often should you inspect the hive? One bkpr said as little as possible, another said once a week, somebody else said twice a month! Of course it depends on the time of year, but,say, during a honeyflow, how often do you folks open up the hive and pull out frames and actually inspect the whole deal?
Sorry; didn't mean to write a book!