Dennis Crutchfield wrote: I was just wondering what a person should charge for hive rentals. I'm sure you have talked about it before, but I haven't seen it. thanks in advance Hello Dennis, You didn't say what crops so hard to answer. The best rule of thumb is to figure your miles involved and time so you can figure the bottom line. Most growers are understanding and have a hard time getting bees so will pay resonable fees. The problem today is you can get a semi load overnight put good luck finding a few hives for polination. I had many people wanting bees for pumpkin polination. Until you get up into large numbers figure your bottom line and charge accordingly as you may be the only place they can get bees. Remember polination fees are low compared to what a apple grower pays for chemicals etc. I have had excellent dealings with growers(grower myself). Be honest and provide a hive capable of polination and chances are you can polinate for the grower from now on. Bob