How Much Honey Can We Expect Per Frame? Planning The Season

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When we start planning our beekeeping business or season, we often get tempted to predict the output. How much honey per frame? 

This will depend on how you have spaced the frames in the super - 10 frames give you frames that weigh about 7.5lb plus

How much does a deep frame of honey weigh?

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minus half a pound, 9 frames 8 lb plus or minus a half, and 8 frame spacing gives you true behemoth frames at 9,5lb plus or minus a half.

How much does a deep frame of honey weigh?

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A rule of thumb there is almost nowhere on Earth with a winter that gets more than 20 days of frost or colder 

How much honey do bees need for winter?

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How much honey do bees need for winter?

 where the bees will not be better going into winter with at least 80lb of stores. Remember supplemental dry sugar feeding for moisture control. 

In a dry arid region you may be lucky to get 10lb, and in a Eucalyptus forest you may get so much your hive collapses under the supers. 

How much honey can you harvest from one hive?

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This depends on the size of the frame. Deep frames are heavier than shallow frames and frame spacing also makes a difference to the mass of a frame.

Pounds of honey per frame?

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I hope this has helped you figure out how much honey per frame you can expect. Beekeeping is a lot of fun and has some rules, which the bees will break.

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