Beekeeping Hive Yield Calculator

Work out beekeeping hive yield instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Beekeeping Hive Yield Calculator

Apiary output is hives x honey per hive per harvest x harvests a year. Yield per hive varies enormously with forage — 15-25 kg a year for Apis cerana and 30-60 kg for well-managed Apis mellifera near a strong nectar flow such as mustard, litchi or eucalyptus.

Formula

Apiary yield

Honey per hive per year = per harvest x harvests; annual production = per hive x number of hives

Worked example

With the default values below, Beekeeping Hive Yield Calculator returns Annual Honey Production of 1,280.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Number Of Hivesminimum 1: 40
Honey Per Hive Per Harvestminimum 0 kg: 8 kg
Harvests Per Yearminimum 0.5: 4
Honey Priceminimum 0 per kg: 320 per kg

Results

Annual Honey Production: 1,280.00
Honey Per Hive Per Year: 32.00
Gross Honey Revenue: $409,600.00
Apiary Output Per Harvest: 320.00

Step by step

1Values used
2Apiary yield
3Annual Honey Production= 1,280.00
4Honey Per Hive Per Year= 32.00
5Gross Honey Revenue= 409,600.00
6Apiary Output Per Harvest= 320.00

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or fees or charges into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much honey must be left for the colony?

Enough to carry the colony through the dearth period — commonly 8-10 kg for a strong colony, more in cold regions. Over-harvesting forces expensive sugar feeding or loses the colony.

Does migration raise yield?

Migratory beekeeping to successive nectar flows can double or triple annual yield per hive, but adds transport cost, stress on colonies and disease spread risk.