>>" A double brood hive should weigh a MINIMUM of 110 lbs...

> Only 110? Closer to 140 here, to get through until the dandelion nectar flow.

I did say 'MINIMUM', and was speaking to someone who might have trouble making even that weight.

At 110, early spring checks are in order, and spring checks and feeding taken for granted, before the dandelions.

Trying to get too much in late in the fall could be problematic for the beekeeper and for the bees, therefore, I specified a minimum for healthy survival through to when the bees will again be fed.

We split on dandelinon flow and are feeding ny then, so we can get by comfortably on 110, since we want brood up and down then. 

Morover, many Italians will have eaten all the stores end of April, but the Carnies may be still sitting on half of it.  In mixed yards, that can be a puzzle, since some hives are still down if fall weights were too high, so lower fall weights and spring feeding are called for.

Personally, I aim for far more than 110, but in the case we were discussing. I think 110 would be just fine as a minimum.

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