The only hive loss I was seeing these past couple years were keepers that did not leave enough honey behind during these bitterly cold winters up here in the north east. I have two hives going strong and caught a swarm about two months ago that from the looks of things I either got the queen or they produced a new one. Either way, it’s been six plus weeks and I have new brood and almost ready for a super.
This is one of the most interesting threads I’ve seen lately. I didn’t realize that so many Freepers had experience keeping bees...
-JT