what do shb do during the winter?? do the girls keep them warm enough to function?
SHB do overwinter in hives in northern Vermont but the temperature does slow the SHB a lot.
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i'm wondering if it's worth the effort to maintain my beetle traps during the winter. i'll not open the inner coveer to do it but could keep a trap on the bottom board. removing the entrance reducer to check them would not expose the cluster to cold. i only open the inner cover if a hive feels light & i need to feed it .
The SHB will not move much in the winter. They will be in the cluster with the bees mostly.