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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Jen on May 10, 2014, 08:44:12 pm

Title: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 10, 2014, 08:44:12 pm

Need a visual comparison. Google came up with one pound of bees contains approx 3,000 - 4,000

What does one pound of bees look like? a football? one pound of hamburger? 

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Bsweet on May 10, 2014, 08:52:06 pm

I would compare it to a large grapefruit. depends on if they wear yoga pants or eat alot of fast food. Jim

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Riverrat on May 10, 2014, 09:14:11 pm

a 3 lb package is a little smaller than a football

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 10, 2014, 09:18:33 pm

AaHahahah!  :D  So my swarms averaged two fast food grapefruits

Thanks B  ;)

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Woody Roberts on May 10, 2014, 09:26:18 pm

I could be way off base but I always figured bees at a pound a frame. I've never bought a package but for some reason I thought 3 lbs could cover 3 frames.

I hope someone with package experience will say if that right or not.

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 10, 2014, 09:34:08 pm

Thanks guys! Efmesch made me do math today... Ugh! But it was worth it cause it gives me a visual of when I see swarms I can guess how many pounds of bees are there.

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Slowmodem on May 10, 2014, 09:46:00 pm

Is a pound of workers or a pound of drones heavier?   ;)

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Woody Roberts on May 10, 2014, 10:02:39 pm

Well, drones are bigger but a lb of workers would have more bees. A lb of each might weigh close to the same. ;D

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 10, 2014, 10:07:49 pm

Why would you buy a pound of Drones?

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Woody Roberts on May 10, 2014, 10:36:11 pm

I've actually been thinking of trying to get a frame or two of drone brood or some drones to get some different genetics hanging out at the local DCA.

What would a lb of drones be worth?

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Slowmodem on May 11, 2014, 12:38:03 am

Quote from: Jen on May 10, 2014, 10:07:49 pm

Why would you buy a pound of Drones?

It was a trick question.  Like what's heavier?  A pound of feathers or a pound of lead?

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Slowmodem on May 11, 2014, 12:39:24 am

Quote from: Woody Roberts on May 10, 2014, 10:36:11 pm

I've actually been thinking of trying to get a frame or two of drone brood or some drones to get some different genetics hanging out at the local DCA.

What would a lb of drones be worth?

With or without mites?   ;D

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 11, 2014, 12:43:04 am

Slow ""It was a trick question.  Like what's heavier?  A pound of feathers or a pound of lead?""

   Uh Oh! You're starting to figure me out.... must find a new strategy, tapping temple  ;) 8)

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: blueblood on May 11, 2014, 08:57:10 am

Couldn't help but to think of this dialogue:  :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Slowmodem on May 11, 2014, 09:40:03 am

Quote from: blueblood on May 11, 2014, 08:57:10 am

Couldn't help but to think of this dialogue:  :laugh:

Silly English Ka-nig-et!  Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 11, 2014, 11:32:10 am

That sums it up right there Blue!  :D :D :D

Except.. wait.. Let's see.. scratching head. I gained 40 pounds when I was with child... 10% per pound of bees would be 4 extra pounds for the bees, add on 20 strapping drones, and one pregnant queen.. we would have to know the weight of one million eggs...

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: LazyBkpr on May 11, 2014, 10:37:08 pm

well, actually, there should be 3 to 5 million sperm but probably not a million eggs.. I think David Tarpy has some weights of different sized queens........

   

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: Jen on May 11, 2014, 10:42:01 pm

Well Crud! That just threw the hole equation off!

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: apisbees on May 13, 2014, 12:20:28 pm

A pound of bees will cover about 2 deep frames and contain 4000 bees. It also verys with temp and how tight the bees cluster and also if the bees are on drawn comb, or using extra bodies to fill the space between sheets of foundation. or are foundation less.

Title: Re: What does one pound of bees look like?
Post by: CpnObvious on May 14, 2014, 10:28:09 am

Quote from: blueblood on May 11, 2014, 08:57:10 am

Couldn't help but to think of this dialogue:  :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

That's EXACTLY what I was thinking when I where this was goin!