Wintering honey bees in Canada can prove a challenge. The following publications are great resources for how to efficiently over-winter colonies and minimize losses.

• The Biology and Management of Wintering Honey Bees (Melathopoulos, 2007)
• Indoor Wintering: Basic Requirements (Nelson 1982)
• Preparation and Evaluation of Six-Frame Nuclei Wintered Indoors (McKenna and Nelson, 1981)
• Indoor Wintering: Research Highlights (Nelson and Henn, 1977)