Jerry Hayes writes:
I am having a discussion with a grower concerning whether
or not broodless honey bees will forage for pollen.

An almond grower/ broker approached me with a similar question. The growers
are interested in importing queenless packages for pollination and using a
queen pheromone to hold the colony together until end of pollination.

Also would the commercial beekeeper be interested in buying what's left so
they could recoup part of their cost of the queenless package. I asked a
couple beekeepers and they said they might haul what's left off for a fee.

If the almond growers want queenless packages the U.S. commercial beekeeper
can supply those in January. Will even discount the packages if the growers
pick up in Texas or Florida.
Bring your own box and we will shake the frames in your box!

Bob

Overheard in California :
"Why the high pollination price for a colony of bees. Beekeeping is easy
compared to almond production"

Overheard at a honey for sale stand in Missouri:
" I would pay double what you are asking for a jar of honey before I would
get the hell stung out of me producing the honey"

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