>   Colonies that don't swarm grow in size to occupy the equivalent of 4 to
> 5 deep 10 frame Langstroth hives.
>

I mean no disrespect, but I'm calling shenanigans.

If you are talking about a brood nest of 4-5 deeps, that's not possible.
7,000 cells per frame, 6 frames per box of brood makes 42,000 cells per
box, so 168,000 to 210,000 brood cells. Over 21 days, that makes a queen
laying rate of 8,000 to 10,000 eggs per day.

If you are talking about a box or two of brood and 3-4 of honey, not
counting what you extract in supers, that makes 180-240 lbs of honey.

If you are counting a box or two of brood and 3-4 of honey including what
you extract, that puts your average above the 80-100 lb average you cited
in that post.

I'm not buying it.

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