Lionel said "I saw about
40 hives in 1 yard. Maybe they were only there for the winter, but I was
only curious at seeing so many in 1 yard. "

You may have seen a wintering yard.  I know of migratory beekeepers in that
area that keep around 100 hives in a yard!  Understand, they are not there
to gain weight on a flow as much as they are to safely over-winter and be
fed, medicated (yech), and split before moving north.  Having 100 in a yard
makes it a lot easier for a beekeeper to tend them, and it is claimed it
does no harm to the bees.

Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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