There's a good list of measured or estimated colony densities at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Feen.12715&file=een12715-sup-0001-TableS1.docx Almond stocking density at 2 hives/acre works out to around 500 hives/km2. When I Google mapped 13 locations of mine around my home, the density was about 10/km2 -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html