Pollination

danno · May 09, 2013, 02:43:26 PM

Just got a call from a local fruit farmer that desperatly needs bee's. I am delivering 24 colonies tomorrow night at 50.00 ea. Wish I had more to rent but I have 25 queens coming middle of the week next week and have to do splits. For 2 years now I have been switching over to 4 way pallet. New they would someday come in handy

Nature Coast Beek · May 09, 2013, 06:29:16 PM

What's the crop?

danno · May 09, 2013, 09:44:46 PM

sour cherries then apples

Joe D · May 09, 2013, 10:09:37 PM

Good going Danno. Could work into a yearly thing.

Joe

tefer2 · May 10, 2013, 09:19:59 AM

What method to place them?

danno · May 10, 2013, 10:00:06 AM

Quote from: tefer2 on May 10, 2013, 09:19:59 AM
What method to place them?

a friends hummer bee

hardwood · May 10, 2013, 10:32:09 AM

Man, you gotta love a hummerbee. We used a swinger when I was working with Bruce (REDBEE) and it really made a big difference! I'm still at the bob cat stage.

$50....sounds like the pollination rate around here. Hope the contract grows for you danno.

Scott