The amount of honey that a hive produces in a given year depends on a few factors. The two biggest factors are the weather and hive maturity. Precipitation and sunshine are both critical for the bees to make honey. A new hive typically will not produce excess honey in the first year. Honeybee hives start producing honey that can be harvested in the second year but this depends a lot on the weather. Urban beehives can produce over 150 pounds of harvestable honey depending on the weather.