Re: Too Busy! Need Advice

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:25:35 +0100, "propolis"
<propolis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>It is common practice among top bar hive beekeepers to leave honey in the
>hive over winter and to harvest the excess in the spring. This ensures
that
>the bees don\'t run out. There is no reason why you could not do that in
a
>standard hive: the bees will simply work their way vertically up the
comb.

....possibly leaving the queen behind and dying from the cold.  

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