Bill,
 
Call your local Cooperative Extension Office. They should be able to help you
with these questions. Their number is 919-496-3344. Also, you have Dr John
Ambrose of the NCSU Entomology Department who is the State Beekeeping
Specialist. His number is 515-1660. Either one of these sources should be
helpful to you.
 
Good luck!
 
Kenny
 
 
 
 
 
 
On Mar 16,  3:16pm, William B. Morris wrote:
> Subject: Beekeeper restarter needs bees & equip.
>  Hi Folks,
>
>   My name is Bill Morris. I am a Computer Operator at North Carolina State
> University. I live in Franklin County in North Carolina. I have 1.4 acres
> and
> my land is bordered on one side by Moccasin Creek.
>
>   I used to keep four hives with European bees back when I first got out of
> the Air Force in 1983. I would like to get back into beekeeping as a hobby
> and also a supplemental income.
>
>   I know about the shortage of wild bees and also how hard hit the
> commercial
> and hobby beekeepers were by the mites, bad weather, etc...
>
>   I am looking for used equipment. I am also looking for any commercial
> beekeepers or hobbyist that have some spare packages or nucs that they
> can separate with. I know the market is pretty tight, but I also know that
> some beekeepers, commercial ones especially, overorder to save shipping
> cost and sometimes sell the overage to local hobbyist.
>
>   If any subscribers to the list are from the Franklin County or Triangle
> area
> in North Carolina, I would also like info on local groups and
> organizations.
>
>   Thanks for you time and I hope I hope that someone can give a hand.
>
> Bill Morris
> http://www4.ncsu.edu/~wbm/
>
> William B. Morris (The Biker Poet)
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> Zebulon, NC, USA
>-- End of excerpt from William B. Morris
 
 
 
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