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Spring advice can be difficult. Many hives are at very different levels at this time of the year. I have some hives that are filling 3 deeps and I’m glad I added a 4th. I have other hives that are barely 3 frames. The strong hives can probably withstand anything you do to them as long as they have enough food. They have enough mass to withstand removing any insulation that you have. The smaller ones are kind of barely hanging on and probably need whatever support they can get.
I agree with Joe, though, they you probably want to keep the entrance reduced, although I would prefer a normal entrance reducer at this point to a specific mouseguard. I also wouldn’t open the screened bottom if you had it closed all winter. Opening the bottom to wind and drafts is probably the most drastic thing you could do to change the environment inside the hive.
There does seem to be a lot of pollen coming in, but I doubt there is much nectar. It is also spring in WI, so conditions can change drastically on a dime, so be careful not to get too far ahead of yourself.
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