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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: markberninghausen on September 21, 2014, 08:15:00 AM

Title: New Member Intro
Post by: markberninghausen on September 21, 2014, 08:15:00 AM
Hi, My name is Mark Berninghausen. I'm from Brasher Falls, NY which is in The North Country. The extremely northern part of NY where we chuckle when we hear Westchester County called Upstate. :)

I run about 500 colonies of bees, sell honey, do pollination in two States, Summer bees in NY, and Winter bees in SC. Once the bees are safely South for the Winter I come home. I have had been since 1976 and started being commercial 1988, or there abouts.

I'm looking forward to chatting w/ others already in Beemaster.com.
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: iddee on September 21, 2014, 09:05:50 AM
Good to see you here, Mark. What took you so long?
About time to bring them south again, isn't it?
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: Rurification on September 21, 2014, 10:11:15 AM
Welcome!
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: jayj200 on September 21, 2014, 10:24:18 AM
welcome

Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: tefer2 on September 21, 2014, 01:07:03 PM
Hey Mark, glad you finally made it over here also.
Now, go into your profile and add your location so we know where your from.  :tumbleweed:
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: markberninghausen on September 21, 2014, 05:47:29 PM
Quote from: iddee on September 21, 2014, 09:05:50 AM
Good to see you here, Mark. What took you so long?
About time to bring them south again, isn't it?

Hi iddee. Been busy other places and found my previous account elapsed. I'm having a time getting used to how things work here.

May not be going South for about a month.

Hope you have been well.
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: markberninghausen on September 21, 2014, 05:49:48 PM
Quote from: tefer2 on September 21, 2014, 01:07:03 PM
Hey Mark, glad you finally made it over here also.
Now, go into your profile and add your location so we know where your from.  :tumbleweed:


Thought I had when I registered. What happened to that information, I wonder.
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: GSF on September 23, 2014, 03:17:39 PM
Welcome Mark.
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: BeeMaster2 on September 24, 2014, 01:19:41 PM
Welcome Mark. How far south do you take your bees? If you are in the Jacksonville area, let me know.
Jim
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: SkipS on September 24, 2014, 05:11:21 PM
Welcome Mark
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: markberninghausen on September 24, 2014, 05:28:56 PM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on September 24, 2014, 01:19:41 PM
Welcome Mark. How far south do you take your bees? If you are in the Jacksonville area, let me know.
Jim

I don't go that far South. My bees Winter near Conway,SC, just inland from Myrtle Beach. Come on up for a visit sometime.
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: BeeMaster2 on September 25, 2014, 06:08:09 AM
Quote from: markberninghausen on September 24, 2014, 05:28:56 PM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on September 24, 2014, 01:19:41 PM
Welcome Mark. How far south do you take your bees? If you are in the Jacksonville area, let me know.
Jim

I don't go that far South. My bees Winter near Conway,SC, just inland from Myrtle Beach. Come on up for a visit sometime.

Thanks, if I do I will let you know. I grew up just north of Philly. All of my family are in the Philly area.
Jim
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: markberninghausen on September 25, 2014, 08:10:26 PM
Just north of Philly? Do you mean Antwerp? Do you know Buster Smith and Charlie Alton? Bob Dake maybe? The late Billy Engelhardt?
Title: Re: New Member Intro
Post by: BeeMaster2 on September 27, 2014, 08:40:52 AM
Quote from: markberninghausen on September 25, 2014, 08:10:26 PM
Just north of Philly? Do you mean Antwerp? Do you know Buster Smith and Charlie Alton? Bob Dake maybe? The late Billy Engelhardt?
No, Levittown.
No I don't know any of them.
Jim