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* The bees’ winter food consumption is lower and they are not in such a hurry to do the cleansing flight. | * The bees’ winter food consumption is lower and they are not in such a hurry to do the cleansing flight. | ||
* Typically, very few individual bees die during overwintering. | * Typically, very few individual bees die during overwintering. | ||
* Nordic bees | * Nordic bees don't come out from the hive during overwintering, nor do they have “snow blanket” losses. | ||
* The bee | * The bee colonies' development during spring is slow, but the winter bees are long-living. | ||
* A small number of adult bees can take care of a large brood area in spring. | * A small number of adult bees can take care of a large brood area in spring. | ||
* Nordic bees are easy to manage in the spring, as they don’t starve, and they usually have lot of winter feed left immediately after the cleansing flight, | * Nordic bees are easy to manage in the spring, as they don’t starve, and they usually have lot of winter feed left immediately after the cleansing flight, | ||
* The bee colony develops strongly in the end of May and June. | * The bee colony develops strongly in the end of May and June. | ||