Overwintering

In some cases "winter" is characterized not necessarily by cold but by dry conditions; passing through such periods could likewise be called overwintering.

The common brimstone, found across a broad geographic range, overwinters for 7 months to wait for the development of their larval host plants.

[6] The queens of the yellow-faced bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii) will over-winter, and then emerge early in the flight season to obtain the best available subterranean nests.

[7] Lastly, many species of Lasioglossum, including L. hemichalceum (which is a common sweat bee), will overwinter in underground nests before emerging in the spring to start new colonies.

[8] Many birds migrate and then overwinter in regions where temperatures are warmer or food is more readily available, in Europe for example common crane and white storks.

Farmers and gardeners use a process of "overwintering"[10] to achieve early spring harvests of some crops by planting annual or biennial species in fall, often under the protection of high or low tunnels.