>>>The number of honey bees in a normal feral colony varies from about
>14,000 to 25,000 (Seeley and Morse, 1976).
>
>Is this at the peak of the season? The average size of the feral colonies I collect in mid-summer
is 6 - 10 lbs of bees.
At 2700 bees per pound, that would be nearly the same, right?
pb
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