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Finski
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Re: Wintering One Story Hives
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August 18, 2010, 10:05:58 am »
Quote from: CountryBee on August 18, 2010, 07:25:23 am
Are poly bodies expensive?
About 1/3 that of wooden insulated box. Best of all, they are light to handle.
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August 18, 2010, 04:37:50 pm »
Hilreal - I wintered a 5 frame nuc last year with no problems. The nuc was a little light going into fall so we fed it heavily. January 1st we started feeding dry sugar on the inner cover. I was so excited about being able to winter this nuc that I built a bunch of nucs and planned to over winter a bunch of them (15 or so) to sell in the spring. However I've sold a few of them and may up selling most of them! A bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush....
Mike
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CountryBee
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August 18, 2010, 06:03:25 pm »
Finski, here we just have the betterbee poly hives I think, do you know of any others? I can make wood ones but not poly. Thanks, Country :)
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August 23, 2010, 05:15:14 am »
Finski
Why not use the poly boxes in summer? Would they break if used in summer? I have never seen one in person but I just cant imagine them holding up to the prying of frames all season.
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