Greetings All,
I am extremely new to the bee world and am trying to build a business plan 
for my bee venture. I have access to all the farm/agricultural land I need 
to grow. My question stems from basically "how fast and how many". I am 
starting with 10 hives, and would like your input as to how long it would 
take to grow those 10 hives to 300, by splitting hives, raising my own 
queens, and occasionally purchasing queens. I do fully realize all the 
unknown factors that can and probably will be involved. WITHOUT factoring 
in pesticide loss, disease, parasites, CCD, cost of equipment, etc., my 
question is basically under perfect conditions and having all the 
equipment needed, biologically how long could a person expect to take to 
grow their operation from 10 hives to 300 hives using colony splits and 
raising my own queens. I am located in Kansas, so weather is pretty fair. 
Thank you ahead of time for any responses/estimates you can provide.
Ken

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