How many Lbs in this swarm?

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How many Lbs in this swarm?

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Anybody want to hazard a guess of how many lbs would this swarm be?
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Re: How many Lbs in this swarm?

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I don't know about pounds, but I count 54,326 bees , not including the three queens.

Do I win the prize?
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Allen Dick wrote:I don't know about pounds, but I count 54,326 bees , not including the three queens.

Do I win the prize?
You lose!!! The actual count is 54,328 bees, no cigar for you. As a consolation prize you win an order of french fries from Chubby Chucks Chicken if you can find us this month when we're on the road. :lol:
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> As a consolation prize you win an order of french fries from Chubby Chucks Chicken

You saw I am on a diet, right?

How many calories?
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Allen Dick wrote:> As a consolation prize you win an order of french fries from Chubby Chucks Chicken

You saw I am on a diet, right?

How many calories?
Chubby Chucks Chicken french fries are so light and crispy they have no calories. :D
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An update on this swarm. I put them in 2 boxes with nothing but frames with foundation, not only have they completely drawn comb in both boxes, they also filled a super with honey. These girls are keepers!
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