Time to pay. As you may recall, our exclusive independent inspector samples a random portion of the total hive placement. Our pollination agreement says that payment to the beekeeper shall be based upon that independent hive inspection report.
How is this done? The inspection report is assumed to represent the entire population as a percentage value. So using mathematics we can extrapolate this percentage across the entire hive count.
The percentage of the total hives that falls in each of the contract categories below determines the amount we owe.
- 0-3 frame hives $0.00
- 4 frame hives $75.00
- 5 frame hives. $90.00
- 6 frame hives. $110.00
- 7 frame hives $140.00
- 8 frame hives $175.00
- 9 frame hives. $182.50
- 10 frame hives. $190.00
- 11 frame hives. $195.00
- 12+ frame hives $200.00
Tip: frame count equates to hive strength.
Here is an example calculation: Let’s say that the representative sample was 51 hives (out of the 340 total hives placement). Let’s say that inspection revealed that 7 hives of the sample size contained 13 frames. How many of the 340 hives contain 13 frames?
7 divided by 51 = 13.73% To put that into words; 13.73% of the sample size were found to contain 13 frames. Therefore, multiplying the total hive placement by this percentage tells us the total number of hives that have a strength of 13. i.e. 340 x 13.73 = 46.67
Answer: 46.67 hives have 13 frames. Since the contract category above describes a $200.00 allowance for each hive with 12 or more frames; we owe: $9,334.00 ( 46.67 x 200 = 9,334 )
There’s a handy spreadsheet that I created that streamlines the process. Enter the frame count data and the spreadsheet formulae does the arithmetic.
Mail the check.