Late Winter to Early Spring- How to recognize the strength of your hive.

It's important to know what a strong hive is too look like in Central Alabama if you have managed to keep your bees alive for one year going into the 2nd year. If you open your hive and you have 3-4 frames of bees and/or a good amount of bees covering the bottom frames then you know you have managed your hive well over the winter. Of course, it is really up to the bees but you have the satisfaction of knowing you helped them in some way. ( :