How this calculator works
Separating producing colonies from total apiary count makes year-to-year comparisons more informative.
Formula
Yield per producing colony = total harvest ÷ colonies that contributed to the harvest.
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Honey Yield per Colony Calculator
Calculate pounds of honey per producing colony and per colony across the entire apiary, with an optional prior-harvest comparison.
APIARY PERFORMANCE
Yield per Colony Calculator
Turn a total harvest into comparable pounds-per-colony numbers, and optionally compare it with an earlier harvest.
lb
Compare with a prior harvest
Harvest yield
60.0lb / contributing colony
Total harvest600.0 lb
Contributing colonies10
Across whole apiary50.0 lb / colony
5-gal bucket equivalents10.0 @ 60 lb
This is a production comparison, not a colony-health score. Colony age, splits, forage, weather, management goals, and whether a colony was intended to produce surplus honey all affect yield.
Example
Example: compare a 600 lb harvest from 12 production colonies across a 20-colony apiary.
Change the values in the calculator above to match your own apiary, harvest, or packaging setup. Results update immediately in the browser.