Estimating honey volume...

[SteveSC]

Does anyone have any #s maybe from last yrs. harvest that would give a good estimate of the volume of honey expected to be harvested per full super ( shallow and med. ). 

For some reason I think it's about 2 gal. extracted per 9 frame shallow super - not sure about the med. supers.  If anyone has these #s I'd appreciate it...thanks.

[MrILoveTheAnts]

I don't have such numbers on me but what seemed right to me is a full Deep frame of honey will fill 3 12oz bottles. A full super will fill 1.5 12oz bottles.

[doak]

Try this, Extract in a five gal bucket from a full deep super.
If you come up with less than 30 to 40 lbs. something is very wrong.
You should get 30 lbs from a good full medium super.
doak

[SteveSC]

Maybe someone else has some #s we can compare your's to.  I'm trying to get all the bottles\jars I need for the harvest, that's the reason for the question.  It'll give me somewhere to start from.

If anyone is interested I found a good supplier of all types of honey bottles and jars.  They're located near me in Greenville SC.

They have good prices especially if you can pick up yourself.  What I like is they have alot of different design jars and bottles for beekeepers. Their product line has grown since this list was put together..  http://www.clemson.edu/oconee/local/beeassoc/Container%20Quote2.htm

You can call them for a catalog and current price list.

[doak]

1 qt holds 40 oz's. 4x40=160x2=2 gals which is 20 lbs. about right for a shallow. A medium about 5 to 10 lbs more. Double that+ for a deep.
Betterbee has the Variety Bulk Pack for $59.00 free shipping.
78 containers with lids.
doak

[doak]

Remember, Honey is measured by weight not fld.oz's.
one pint, 16 fld.oz, mason jar holde 20 oz. wt of honey.
Contaniers made for honey are made for wt. oz not fld.oz.
I get 50 cents more for a pint than a one lb jar.
It has been said a deep fat frame holds 8 to 10 lbs.
doak

[SteveSC]

Thanks doak....good explaination. 

I always wondered why two 16oz. Queenline honey jars didn't equal one 32 oz. ( quart mason ) jar in volume.. 

The 16 oz. Queenline ( specific honey jar ) is sold by weight and the Mason jar is sold by volume....I got it.

[rdy-b]

this is my rule of thumb- one deep =one bucket (full bucket is 60 pounds) two meadiums = one bucket     when I count boxes of honey this way there is always more than i figured on (nothing wrong with that :)   ten buckets = one drum. for bottling i figure a case is 24 one pound jars so( 12 two pound jars)  two buckets = five cases. works for me RDY-B