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Re: Differences in colony size by latitude?
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Tim Townsend <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:27:33 -0700
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On Jan 18, 2015, at 6:57 PM, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Do
> colonies in the North ever grow to the point that you couldn't squeeze all
> the bees into 3 deeps?

I'm happy to say the answer is yes, I've always chuckled at the reported max population of a hive being 60000 bees, we always see hives pushing the 100000 boundaries.
Yes, northern hives get big.
Tim Townsend
Stony Plain Ab
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