>>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.
Waldemar
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