>>>The number of honey bees in a normal feral colony varies from about
>14,000 to 25,000 (Seeley and Morse, 1976).
>
>Is this at the peak of the season?  The average size of the feral colonies I collect in mid-summer 
is 6 - 10 lbs of bees.

At 2700 bees per pound, that would be nearly the same, right? 

pb

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