> > >There are exceptional places and years when a multiple of ten is > achievable, > and many articles written, but the real-world average for most of us is > much > lower, with three being a common number, counting the surviving hives the > next spring. In my real world, that is also a good ballpark figure, if you plan to make any honey and counting failures. You could do more if you sacrificed honey production and fed heavily. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm