How many bee colonies in a bee hive?

Answer 1

The number of bees in one hive can vary according to the time of year and type of hive and quality of the queen. In the depth of winter there could be as few as 5000 honey bees in a colony and as many as 80,000 at the height of the summer season.

Answer 2

Twenty thousand (20,000) to 60,000 or even 80,000 honeybees is the size of the apian population in one beehive. The number tends to be lowest in February and March and highest in June. The population will be about 5 percent represented by male drones and about 95 percent represent by female workers, both of whom will be ruled by one queen.

Answer 3

In some beehives there can be up to 60,000 worker bees. Each beehive has just one queen bee for all the worker bees.

Answer 4

In the average colony there is one queen, up to about 500 drones, and 15,000 to 60,000 worker bees.

Answer 5

It varies from hive to hive - anything between 10,000 and 80,000.

Answer 6

This can vary between 10000 and 100000 depending on the time of year and size of hive.

Answer 7

There is only one bee colony in a bee hive.

Answer 8

This can vary between 10,000 and 80,000 depending on the time of year and type of hive.

Answer 9

This can vary according to the type of hive and time of year - so anything between around 10k in winter to around 80k at the height of the breeding season.

Answer 10

The number can vary enormously depending on the time of year and type of hive. In the winter the number could be as low as 5000 and in the height of summer could be as high as 80000.