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Thanks very much for your info.

Thanks Rab. I certainly hope to avoid 'starving colony' scenario. I was just interested to know if a starving colony would actually take down syrup at this time of year and to know if anyone has had experience of this? Just trying to increase my knowledge.

No I didn't contact them. If you register on Beebase, they automatically send out e mails .

Have received some info this week from NBU about winter survival and rescuing a starving colony. They give 4 suggestions; 1 feed honey, 2 feed sugar syrup, 3 spray with weak sugar syrup, 4 feed fondant. As a newbie, I thought you could only feed fondant at this time of year so would be...

Thanks very much to everyone for all this info. I am going to go and look at more poly hives in use before final decision but overall the evidence appears to be in their favour. Many thanks again Gail

Hello RAB, Only just joined Beekeeping Forum but had already considered lots of issues including insulating properties,condensation build-up, weather resistance, woodpecker resistance, which frames to use, OMF floors available, feeder ekes etc., etc. Spoken to other beekeepers and had positive...

Many thanks - I am definately going for a poly now

I started beekeeping in 2010, with one cedar national hive so have it all to learn. Am keeping my fingers crossed that they survive the winter and hope to increase to another hive this year and am seriously considering polystyrene. Current hive is in a small wood and needs mouse guard in winter...