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Thanks for the warm welcome. Our season is short but with that said once it starts there is almost continuous forage. I am nestled right up against the Boreal Forest in Central Saskatchewan, so although it is cattle and grain farming, it is also lakes and solid forest as far as the eye can see...

Thanks, that hive is a 4 box lang. setup of a deep, deep, medium, with a deep insulated box on top. The snow is piled around but we did get a crazy amount of snow this winter so all that peaks above is the top of the upper deep.

I guess I should introduce myself as I have posted a comment. I am a new beekeeper who has been keeping bees for 2 years in Central Canada, in a very cold zone which is very different from most on this forum. But there are many bee practices and methods that are transferable around the globe...

Ian lives south east of me, one province over and is an extremely successful beekeeper. To answer your question yes we can and do keep beehives outside, I am in zone 2a and we have commercial apiaries who do fine with outside wintering. This is one of mine, still buzzing when I listen thru the...