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Ian Watson <[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, 22 Nov 1998 18:20:56 -0500
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I have never weighed a 9 5/8" super, but I have
weighed the extracted honey from several 6 5/8"
supers and they range from 30 to 35 lbs with
most around the 33 lb weight. ( These are 10
frame supers).  Given that the 9 5/8" super is
roughly half again as big, it should weigh about
50 lbs.
 
Ian Watson   [log in to unmask]
real estate agent    baritone    gardener
beekeeper---> 11 colonies
 
>What does a super weigh that has 10 frames,
>and is 9-5/8" and is full of capped honey?
>How much of the weight is honey?
>
>How about a 10 frame 6-5/8" super,and a 10 frame 5-3/4" super,
>( this is called a 5-11/16" super in some catalogs.)
>How much of this weight is honey?

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