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A good friend of mine is keeping around 230 colonies, up from about 160 colonies last year. He had terrible overwinter losses last year and started the season feeling very discouraged.

Amazingly, he goes into this wintering season in really good shape. He harvested a relatively small crop, but put a lot of effort into preparing for next season. He made a plan, asked a lot of questions and worked hard to make sure he followed through on his plan. To his credit, all his colonies now have young queens and plenty of bees, were treated early, and are carrying fairly solid loads of honey to winter on. This is a recipe for success.

One of the areas my friend did well in was being humble enough to understand he had some issues that needed addressing. He bit the bullet and made plans to change some of his behavior and some of his processes. He picked my brains on things he needed help with and then did the work needed. I am very impressed by what he has achieved. He goes into this coming winter with peace of mind and next spring should face the coming season with lower losses and far better colonies. Well done mate!