Commenting on Bob's post of a record honey crop on a single hive.

In 2003 I purchased some hives from a retiring beekeeper who is a 
close friend of mine. In the spring we culled comb from them and 
equalized them after wintering over. Each hive in my operation is 
assigned a number and we track information in a database.  My notes 
from that day of equalizing noted a particular hive #502 had a 
tremendous amount of brood for late April here in Mn like 2 deeps and 
a supers worth!.

Anyhow that #502 hive put on 13 boxes of honey that summer , 10 
were 6 5/8 and 3 were deeps. Some of the supers had new 
foundation. 

My beekeeper friend and I both use Strachan  NWC queens but we're 
not entirely sure if she was a swarm cell queen or one directly from 
Strachans. She just came along with the hives I purchased

The bees in that hive are a bit hot as compared to other carniolans we 
run but not red-line. I notice they are prolific wax and comb builders 
too. 

In the following 2 years that hive out performed by a factor of 2 or 3 
times all other hives in that yard but did not come close to that 2003 
crop. As I wrapped my bees this fall she is still alive and the hive looks 
well. I really should have done something with her.....

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