Typical honey consumption of a beehive in winter is about 12 pounds per month. The warmer weather of last November reduced the demand to about 7 pounds per month. Of course the bees must be able to get to the stored honey. Extreme cold (less than -10F?) will cause the bees to tightly cluster and stay in one place. Extreme cold lasting more than 3 days can result in the cluster starving since it will not or can not move to available food stores.
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