2013-2014 Hive Losses

[divemaster1963]

Went into spring last year with 52 .lost 36 due to to much rain. Went into fall with 16 lost 6 over winter. Gained 2 swarms and 3 cutouts. Now have 15 and getting another one next weekend.
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[robthir]

I started three packages last year, one from Brushy Mountain and two from a fella a bit north of here.  The Brushy hive I started with mediums.  Brushy hive is the only one that made it and it is great.  I split it.  I don't remember what happened to the one hive, but I didn't actually go into winter with it.  The other one, I just found empty, with honey, old brood and pollen, but no bees sometime in February.  This year, I made the split and started two packages.

[ScituateMA]

I have lost only one hive since I started beekeeping . Highest colony number I had is 35 hives.
I have 5 now and all survived

[hjon71]

Congratulations.  :piano:
Did you treat your hive with any chemicals?
Jim

No Jim. I do not treat at all. No chemicals no sugar shake. They are on natural comb(no foundation) and a sbb. All 10 frame mediums now. They still survive despite my ineptness.

I want to split or catch a swarm for increasing to 2 or 3 hives total.