*Pete, do you have a source for your statement that 'honey production is
drastically reduced'.  There are certainly a lot of commercial beekeepers
who would strongly disagree with your statement.*

To be clear, Dr. Seeley actually stated that his method of keeping smaller
colonies would produce less honey.

"House your bees in small hives.   Consider using just one deep hive body
for a broodnest and one medium-depth super over a queen excluder for
honey.  You won't harvest as much honey, but you will likely have reduced
disease and pest problems, particularly Varroa.

Source: https://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/darwinian-beekeeping


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