I was able to go through the hives at Locust Grove. With very mixed results.
I lost 7 out of 10 hives. They were treated for mites in November, We had a few warm days in December. There was activity in all of the hives. I was hopeful!
It seemed that there were 3 dead outs and the rest seemed to abscond, I have no idea where they would go in the middle of winter.
The great news is that I have a lot of frames with drawn comb. This is going to be great for spring splits and increases.
Are losses hard? Of course it is! However what you are left with is invaluable!
The glass is half FULL!!
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