> Hives are allready being set and others are setting this weekend. One
to one and a half weeks earlier than last year.

Thanks for that heads-up Bob.

How is the supply of bees for the almonds?    There was talk that they
might be short, but I was talking to Joe Traynor and he seems to be
okay, but then I imagine he has people beating down the door to work
with him.

Since we're selling off hives, we'd been thinking of sending a
truckload -- or two -- if supplies are short.  Of course, we could not
get them back up here over the Canada/US border, so w'd have to sell
them, or contract them to someone down there.

What are others hearing?  Are supplies of bees short?

allen
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