Mike, I'm president of the Sonoma County Beekeeper's Association in Northern California....Wine Country. We have about 150 members, 40 to 70 show up at meetings. I have no idea about the number of hives. I have 60. Our editor has around 10, our treasurer about 60, our secretary has 3 and our VP has 50. One of our members has at least 600 and another has 1800. About 10 are professional (making some sort of income from bees.) -- Kathy Cox Bloomfield Bees & Bouquets Sebastopol 707-823-2804 -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---