Winter

This time of year for beekeeping is hard for me as a new beek. I want to get in the hive to make sure the ladies are still alive. I check them almost every day. It has just now finaly gotten really cold, below freezing for most of the days and all of the nights. I think that I took off too much of the hone y when I first got the bees, so after I had discovered that I started to feed with sugar syrup 1:1 and fondant on the top bars. I do not have the intentions of making this a habit. I think if they are managed the correct way and ther winter stores of honey are not stollen again they will be just fine. I have a great deal to learn and don't want the bees to pay bthe price for stupidity.