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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 09, 2004, 12:24:40 PM

Title: Hive count
Post by: Anonymous on May 09, 2004, 12:24:40 PM
One healthy bee hive containes from 40 to 45 thousand bees.
:D Al
Title: Flower visits.
Post by: Anonymous on May 09, 2004, 12:26:13 PM
honey bees visit approximently two million flowers to produce one pound of honey.
:D Al
Title: Re: Hive count
Post by: Finman on June 10, 2004, 08:57:41 AM
Quote from: trail twisterOne healthy bee hive containes from 40 to 45 thousand bees.
:D Al

Quite a little.  1 kg bees are 10 000.  4 kg bees are needed to fill  2 Langstroth supers.

I think, that  6 supers colony have 70 000 bees. At winter it is 20 000.

Big swarm can weight 6 kilos.
Title: Hive count
Post by: TwT on November 09, 2004, 12:48:54 AM
Finman you right in the middle of a full size hive , the saying is between 60,000 and 80,000 for a strong hive with plenty of room.you got a bullseye
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