Representative weights of unmanaged colonies in New Haven , Connecticut. From Seeley, T. The Lives of Bees 2019 and originally from Seeley, Thomas & Visscher, P. (1985). Survival of honeybees in cold climates: the critical timing of colony growth and reproduction. Ecological Entomology. 10:81 – 88 (and shame on Ecological Entomology who are too mean to make this open access even after 35 years!).