Bee Keeping Supplies who do you use ?

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Jim134

#20
September 26, 2010, 08:23:28 PM
Quote from: BMAC on September 24, 2010, 04:52:37 PM
whenever I have annything shipped I always use Drapers in Nebraska.  They by far have the best prices around.

BMAC........

  This Drapers In PA. the same  :?


   BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may  remember,involve me and I'll understand"
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"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways."
John F. Kennedy
Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

winginit

#21
September 26, 2010, 08:40:01 PM
I have a couple of supers from Mann Lake, new this year, that I didn't paint, per some people's suggestion. They are warping pretty badly at the joints, leaving some spacious opennings. My fault for not painting or not using enough nails (I only nailed where the predrilled holes were, now I see a few other places I might add nails)? Or are there better suppliers of supers? It never seemed like those supers went together very well.

hardwood

#22
September 26, 2010, 09:22:40 PM
winginit, it doesn't matter who you buy from, if you don't protect it somehow it will do that! Don't blame Mann Lake if it warps.

Scott
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winginit

#23
September 26, 2010, 11:32:21 PM
Quote from: hardwood on September 26, 2010, 09:22:40 PM
winginit, it doesn't matter who you buy from, if you don't protect it somehow it will do that! Don't blame Mann Lake if it warps.

Scott

Thanks Scott, I was afraid that was the answer.  :-\

charlotte

#24
September 28, 2010, 03:27:21 PM
B & B Honey farm www.bbhoneyfarm.com is excellent.  They are located in MN, so shipping to you in FL probably is high.  For me, they ship Speedy Delivery Service, so to WI it is the cheapest! I have also used their MN hygienic queens which have done well for me.

Dadant is also great. I have gotten good queen from them as well.

Mann Lake has a lot of nice products & good customer service too.

Brushy Mountain has been top notch too. They also offer free shipping at certain times of the year.
Sleep is overrated!

octagon

#25
September 29, 2010, 09:13:16 AM
Better Bee

BjornBee

#26
September 29, 2010, 11:01:21 AM
First, I try to support the local woodenware makers. I throw business their way, and they do the same. It also makes sense on so many levels to support "local" businesses.

Second, I buy from those supporting the bee association get togethers I attend. This saves on shipping costs. And if they are coming to support (even make money) from the conferences, I see no reason to go elsewhere. These are the people that give door prizes, gift certificates and support the association in other ways also.

I almost never buy anything that involves shipping fees
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beek4018

#27
September 29, 2010, 12:09:38 PM
Have had the best service & quality with Walter T Kelley
They are particularly known for their woodenware

woodchopper

#28
October 01, 2010, 09:01:42 PM
Whoever has FREE SHIPPING !!!! Mostly Brushy Mt. in December but I just placed an order with Mann-Lake because of their free shipping special going on right now.
Every man looks at his wood pile with a kind of affection- Thoreau

Jim134

#29
October 01, 2010, 09:16:56 PM Last Edit: October 02, 2010, 02:59:57 PM by Jim 134
Quote from: woodchopper on October 01, 2010, 09:01:42 PM
Whoever has FREE SHIPPING !!!! Mostly Brushy Mt. in December but

But only in the east part of the USA

Quote from: woodchopper on October 01, 2010, 09:01:42 PM
I just placed an order with Mann-Lake because of their free shipping special going on right now.

In the continental USA only
Sorry Alaska and Hawaii



  BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may  remember,involve me and I'll understand"
        Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways."
John F. Kennedy
Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

woodchopper

#30
October 01, 2010, 10:04:51 PM
Quote from: Jim 134 on October 01, 2010, 09:16:56 PM
Quote from: woodchopper on October 01, 2010, 09:01:42 PM
Whoever has FREE SHIPPING !!!! Mostly Brushy Mt. in December but

But owelee in the east part of the USA

Quote from: woodchopper on October 01, 2010, 09:01:42 PM
I just placed an order with Mann-Lake because of their free shipping special going on right now.

Is all of the USA



   BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
Not sure if Mann-Lake is for the whole country or not. Brushy Mt. is only east of the Mississippi but thankfully so am I .
Every man looks at his wood pile with a kind of affection- Thoreau

AllenF

#31
October 01, 2010, 10:08:04 PM
Mann lake is free shipping, but, make sure you check the prices before you order.   They had a price increase on everything to pay for the free shipping.   In some cases it is cheaper to pay for the shipping with another company than with the free shipping with Mann Lake. 

Galaxy

#32
October 01, 2010, 10:54:53 PM
Miller Bee Supply of North Wilkesboro, NC has excellent prices and they almost always ship the same day I call.  That means I get delivery the next day using UPS ground rates.

Jim134

#33
October 02, 2010, 09:42:11 AM
Quote from: woodchopper on October 01, 2010, 10:04:51 PM
Not sure if Mann-Lake is for the whole country or not. Brushy Mt. is only east of the Mississippi but thankfully so am I .

Shipping Information
FREE SHIPPING - Free shipping applies to most orders placed from this catalog over $100 sent standard ground service within the Continental US. Custom items not shown in this catalog may be excluded from the free shipping offer, items marked with are excluded from the free shipping offer. The items included/excluded from the offer are subject to change without notice. Due to the ever-rising cost of outbound shipping, any order with backordered item(s) may be held until the backordered item(s) arrives.


Look at Pg.63 in Mann Lake (Fall 2010) Catalog  

  BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may  remember,involve me and I'll understand"
        Chinese Proverb

"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways."
John F. Kennedy
Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/

Michael Bush

#34
October 02, 2010, 10:24:36 PM
Miller Bee Supply
Walter T. Kelley
Brushy Mountain
Mann Lake Ltd.
Dadant
Betterbee
Glorybee
Various people who custom make odds and ends...
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My book:  ThePracticalBeekeeper.com
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