Subject: 519 pound honey production - 1 hive

From: James R. Griggs <[email-masked]>
Date: 15 Jul 1995 03:34:16 GMT

In 1945, my father had a bee colony on a scale so that the daily 
and total honey production could be monitored.  The net (yes, 
NET!) honey production from that one colony was 519 lbs.  

We have a photo showing two 10-inch and 13 6-inch supers on the 
hive.  It stands about 4 feet taller than my father's head.  In 
addition to these, five 6-inch supers (full) were removed and 
replaced for refilling.

My father was a professional honey producer in Iowa from 1934 
until 1974, and had about a thousand colonies.

Does anyone have a better production record to report?

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James R. Griggs
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