Harvest Amount from One Hive

This truly us a tough question to answer, the quick answer would be that you should expect to harvest around 60 Lb of Honey from a single medium or deep super in a hive. This is about equivalent to a 5 gallon pail.

The reality is that the pounds you can and should be able harvest will fall somewhere between 10 – 100 Lb’s.

The factors involved in your harvest quantity are numerous and varied.

• your super size (medium or deep super)
• winter reserve amount left behind
• your management technique
• location of hive
• weather conditions
• nectar distance from hive
• number of bees in the hive
• health of your colony
• robbing

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