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Oh, like a contest to see how many jellybeans are in the jar. I'll make an estimate based on the success of my jellybean jar, but only if you've counted the bees and there's a prize. To put it another way, I have no notion. I can only estimate based on 300 bees in a mite test, which is the only method I know how to do so. I'm searching the internet web for an answer, and I'm having trouble finding it.I get this question all the time when I arrive to collect a swarm, "How many bees are in there?"
And I usually just say, "Oh, a few thousand," but without actually knowing.
So how many bees would y'all all guess are in the following swarms?
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My recorded swarm capture in 2021 was right around 80 oz:How does the size compare to a package? A 3 lb package is about 10k bees so this will give you a starting poing.