>
> >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

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