One third of my chickens or beef would not die of starvation because I didn’t feed them.
I suppose that the decision of how much honey to take/leave is a tough one, but that decision is never the less the factor for kept honey bees.
I also suppose hive placement after hibernation would be a factor. I'm not informed on beekeeping, but I wonder if the hives could not be placed inside barns or packed in straw to help insulate in the heat. I know that insulated livestock waterers take remarkably little heat to keep from freezing.