How Much Honey Per Frame?

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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? 

We basically have two types of frames for which this is important to answer the question in a Langstroth hive. A deep and a shallow frame. Some people use mediums, but we will not go into those here.

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This depends on a lot of factors! It will depend on the race of bees, where you are keeping them, and what the available forage is.

How Much Honey Can One Hive Produce?

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An important factor to remember as well is that the photoperiod during a honey flow influences overall peak production. 

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How Much Honey Will Bees Consume In Winter?

This really depends on your climatic zone. There are places in the world, for instance in the southern US where bees can actually produce honey in winter. 

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