Ok, someone wants to buy a hive from me.
I have two that can be sold but not sure which one yet. I want to keep one of them for myself.
Which one would you sell and why? ;)
Hive #1. It was a cutout done at the end of January when it reach 70F!
The hive is doing very well. Added a second medium on the bottom.
Bringing in much honey and pollen. Population growing.
http://losaltoshoneybees.wordpress.com/?s=cupertino (http://losaltoshoneybees.wordpress.com/?s=cupertino)
Hive #2. Swarm that I caught on March 7th. Only 3 days ago.
This was a good swarm. Hived in a single medium. I gave them three
frames of old comb. I see pollen and much honey being filled already in only 3 days.
The other seven frames they are already festooning(sp?)
and looks like they will fill that medium up in about 2 wks with our strong flow right now.
http://losaltoshoneybees.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/san-mateo-swarm-removal-first-swarm-of-the-season/ (http://losaltoshoneybees.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/san-mateo-swarm-removal-first-swarm-of-the-season/)
Hive 2 has more bees. Probably less brood as Hive 1 as they were just hived.
Hive 1 is probably more established but we know swarms build super-fast.
Both hives have a queen.
Both colonies are feral stock that have survived the late Fall to early Winter conditions.
I would price #1 higher than #2 and let the customer choose.
i agree with the pricing scale. And unless you know which hive you want to keep, give the choice to your customer.
I would keep both of um. :)
Let them choose. Then they can't say you did them wrong. But keeping both is good also.
Show them both then ask what they're willing to pay for each. Triple the response and you're almost guaranteed to keep both :-D
Scott
Seriously tho...they are both quite young. You can ask a better and fair price if you let them establish fully.
Scott
I'm getting $250 for one of those hives. Not sure if it's good or not. I do guarantee my bees though. If they don't make it I get them another.
If they are aware of how young these colonies are and are experienced enough to handle it I'd say you're getting a good price. If they are new to it and you are guaranteeing the bees to survive (for how long???) I'd think twice.
Scott
what is included for the price--RDY-B
Quote from: rdy-b on March 11, 2011, 01:09:49 AM
what is included for the price--RDY-B
That is what I was thinking...
Question:
Do you only have two hives or are you saying these are the only choices up for sale?
It'll be a medium, 10 frames with honey, pollen, brood, bees. Solid bottom board. Migratory cover. These are the only two I am willing to give up. :-D
one thing to think about is that the swarm probably wont swarm on
the buyer-because it has swarmed already-the cut out will be a candidate for a swarm
but as already posted i would let the buyer pick--RDY-B
Keep the one you want the most and sell the other one.