Winter Warm Up

I was checking the forcast and noticed we would be having a few warm days. I thought it would be a good time to check a few hives. By checking I mean making sure no snow is blocking the entrances, no lids got blown off etc. Also, I decided to pour some sugar on the inner cover of a few of the weaker and light colonies. I don't really expect them to make it, but I thought I'd give them every chance. These weak colonies were late swarms, or colonies that were queenless for awhile. Sometimes these late swarms make it through the winter.