On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:43:37 GMT, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The largest colony I came across this year felt like 12-20 lbs of bees 

So far I have been unable to find nor has anyone offered evidence of
colonies that exceed 60,000 individuals. Of course, one could produce such a
one by combining any number of colonies, but this appears to be the normal
limit. I am most assuredly open to any further evidence that this number is
occasionally exceeded, but at least one source mentions that an overly large
colony (30,000) may actually fare worse in winter due to overheating.

pb

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