The Bee Bench › Honey Yield & Jars
What's in those supers, roughly — in pounds, in buckets, in jars, and in money.
Only count supers you'd actually pull. "How full" is your honest estimate of how much of the comb is drawn and capped across the whole box — a super that looks finished is usually 80 to 90%, not 100%.
| Jar | Jars | At $/lb | Gross |
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Jar sizes are net weight of honey, not fluid ounces — a "1 lb" honey jar is a 16 oz net jar and holds about 10.8 fluid ounces. Most sellers price the small jars higher per pound, because the jar and label cost the same either way.
| Cappings wax | — |
|---|---|
| Weight of the crop | — |
| Honey density | About 11.85 lb per gallon — honey is roughly 40% heavier than water. A full 5-gallon bucket runs about 60 lb plus the bucket. |