Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yet

[bluemingidiot]

37.7% of honeybee colonies died this past winter, nearly 9% higher than the average winter loss.

www.chron.com/news/science/article/Survey-sees-biggest-US-honeybee-winter-die-14018274.php

Was the winter too warm?

Guess the price of honey will be going up.

[Deleted]

Yet honey bees in Alaska are doing great this year.
Beekeepers winteize them in high tunnels.

Bee keeping became a faddish hobby about 10 years ago now it's not a fad but part of growing in tunnels

[LauraD]

The winter wasn't warm in Missouri. We kept having BIG temp fluctuations - from well below zero to the 50s & back. I know a guy who had three hives - only one made it through the winter.

[1shotwade]

Paisley, any chance you could send me some links on how to raise the bees in tunnels? I have read up a lot on it but am still unclear of many of the does and don'ts!
Thanks,
Wade