I haven't found any posting about this, yet, but I found this on CNN. I can't get a link to work here, but you can go to CNN.com and click on the video link to:
3 million bees in 7-foot hive in Florida house
I'm not sure where the reporter got his numbers from, but I sure would like to have a hive that big!
Seriously, though, I WOULD like to have a hive that gentle.
Fuzzybeekeeper
This one was six to seven feet, Don't think there were 3 million bees :roll:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Jerry-mac/newbee010.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Jerry-mac/newbee013.jpg)
nice picture.
bob
I saw it on Comcast and it reported 3M bees and 15 lbs of honey.
http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup.html?v=80884845&pl=80879152.xml&config=%2Fconfig%2Fcommon%2Ffan%2Fhome%2Exml
It said 2 feet wide and 6 feet high.
My pesimistic nature says ... I think the "exterminator" told the owner it was 3million and was able to charge more to remove them....
Well let's see here...... If a queen lays up to 2,000 eggs per day then the first ones to hatch would have to live 1,500 days for the 3 millionth one to emerge.
3,000,000/2,000=1,500/365=4 year old bees