3 Campus Hives; Officer Ed, Woody’s Pond and Berm are still viable and strong.
5 Niagara Way Hives are still viable and strong.
Three more colonies at the campus have collapsed. The last commercial colony that was previously doing so well has died off. And two of the smaller 5 frame NUC colonies have perished at the campus.
Additionally, the 10 frame colony that was installed at the neighboorhood foster home died off. This colony was packed full of honey but simply did not have enough bees to survive the winter.
The small 5 frame NUC that was installed at the Barrett location, surprisingly has a viable working colony. This colony was moved indoors for the terribly stretch of below zero temperatures and high winds that are expected in the next week. The remaining 5 frame NUC at the campus was also moved indoors. Two other small colonies were moved indoors as well. We will need to feed them with honey frames from failed colony supplies.
