Winter losses 2016/17

[Monsieur Abeille]

Those of you that don't mind sharing, it would be interesting to have an overview of what losses we experienced last winter. Divided very simplistically into those with more or less than 5 hives. Drone laying queens count as a loss.

I've done these the past few years, results here

2015/16 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36649 (86 participants)

2014/15 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33168 (104)

2013/14 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28489 (157)

2012/13 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=22931 (228)

2011/12 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16415 (213)

2010/11 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9654 (217)


I've included the previous results in brackets by each option.

I'll leave this poll open until the end of the month
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[roche]

Thanks for setting this up MA, I find it really good to know in a general sort of way, how other people have done - a sort of confidence test....

 

[domino]

I only lost one and that was just a weak late swarm.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Just despatched a queen which seems to have given up laying. Only loss this year.

 

[Swarm]

Just despatched a queen which seems to have given up laying. Only loss this year.

Had to do the same last weekend

 

[Millet]

No idea yet the weather is just not right to go diving in..

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Funnily enough I had a poor layer (late swarm) in a relatively small colony at the end of last season that I doubted was going to last the winter, but she seems to have turned it around thus far and is now firing them out like a good 'un.

 

[B+.]

No idea yet the weather is just not right to go diving in..

Don't leave it too long Millet. I have colonies with 9 frames of brood and bursting at the seams with bees already.

 

[Millet]

Don't leave it too long Millet. I have colonies with 9 frames of brood and bursting at the seams with bees already.

The weather was not acceptable up here on the north east coast until the 17th of April last year, it is pretty much the same now, i will be in soon though.

 

[derekm]

No idea yet the weather is just not right to go diving in..

even down in hampshire there has only been one day and if you missed it that was that

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Poll closing in a week