No...20Kg
https://www.teagasc.ie/rural-econom...rsification/bee-keeping-and-honey-production/
The 10kg is what the BBKA say is the English average
https://www.****.org.uk/faqs/honey-faqs#:~:text=How%20Much%20Honey%20Can%20One,gold%20to%20pay%20their%20taxes. (replace the asterisks with bbka)
This figure requires a bit of clarification;
On the one hand , from the FIBKA website;
''Honey yield is greatly influenced by seasonality. However, a beekeeper who attends to the basic principles of management should be able to achieve an average of 20kg per hive per annum.
The yields obtained at the Teagasc Beekeeping Research Station at Clonroche, County Wexford confirm this view. The yield from 75 colonies managed commercially at Clonroche has been 25 kg per colony per annum. This has been achieved by working to a planned programme of management and disease control.''
This figure of 20kg is aspirational and assumes the beekeeper is diligent and competent . The second figure of 25kg was achieved at a government research station and is not representative of the national picture ,for obvious reasons.
On the other hand the national bee census for 2019 probably paints a more accurate picture;
''Total honey production in 2019 is 258 tonnes, representing a 71% increase from the 2016 census. This increase is partly due to the increase in the number of bee colonies but is also due to higher honey output per hive. Average honey output per full hive rose from 8.5 kg in 2016 to 11.4 kg in 2019.''
The full census is here; file:///C:/Users/ms/Downloads/130944_94accd3e-aa87-4de6-9ce0-ddce1013c5c6%20(2).pdf
From my experience, I would consider the average per annum honey yield/per hive to be comparable with the BBKA figure of 10kg.
I, myself would have yields of 35kg to 70kg/ hive , depending on the year, with maybe an average of 50kg/annum. This would be with minimal feeding.
As regards the type of bee??? I think I'll grab a seat.
