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Date: | Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:34:58 -0800 |
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> >I don't think I know anybody who buys queens
> >and packages
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> In the U.S. the queen & package business is big
> business! The Wilbanks
> operation is featured in the November issue of Bee
> Culture and is not the
> largest.
I have a buddy who is planning on raising queens this
coming year and selling them locally. He is getting
into all the phases of the beekeeping business except
the packages. I have even ordered two nucs from him
for one of this year's students of mine. Right now I
think he is about $6 - $ 8K in the red. Will be
interesting to watch and see how he does. And, this
is a sideline for him.
I also plan on raising my own queens this coming year
- for splits. I have one Italian that has done great
this year and if she survives into the coming year I
plan to put her into a nuc and use her to raise new
queens. This yard should produce interesting colonies
since I have an unrestricted mating area and have
SMR's, Russians, and Italians in the yard which would
provide at least some of the drones. If nothing else,
I should get queens good enough to provide increase
during the summer via splits.
Mike in lower Alabama
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