Tibor Szabo got quite a different picture in Alberta, Canada in 1988

Colony population and average length of productive life of workers
The average worker population at the end of the honeyflow was 44 900 --
75 400. There were no significant differences in colonies of 1-, 2-, and 3-yr-
old queens, yards, or years. The average productive life of workers was 
similar in all groups (30.2 days)

Honey production

The average honey production per colony was 120.2 kg (60.9 -- 210.8 kg);
there were no significant differences associated
with the ages of queens, yards, or years

The colony populations in this study grew to very large numbers of workers, 
up to 75 400 with a maximum honey production of 210.8 kg.

[average 265 pounds, range 134 to 464 pounds, not too shabby]

PB

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