>I will let the packer tell you this fall when the crop is
>over and sold then.
I guess that is your answer, Peter, for next year.
Maybe you need to ask for the long-term historical average. That is what
counts, because in some years, even unpromising hives can get bumper
crops. I have seen it with my own eyes. In some years, you just can't
miss, but what you accomplish over the long run is what counts.
I realise that people often gauge themselves more by what they expect (or
hope) to achieve than what they have actually done, *but* others gauge
them more by what they have actually achieved, than what they might be
able to do.
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