On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:12 AM, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Juanse, when I shake bees off the frames for sale, I get from 1/3 to 1/2 lb
> of bees per frame of bees.
>

There must be a temperature factor in the equation.  If package bees are
installed here in Canada in April (cold still) a 1.5 kg package (3.3
pounds) will only occupy four to five frames.  But note as well that the
frames are empty so lots of room in the cells.

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