Thought I'd give an update on my wife and my search for 50 colonies in our
plans to move from pure hobbiests to sideliners.  Others have also mentioned
buying them, so this may be useful.
 
The folks at ABJ were kind enough to send me their want-ads from the
previous two months and I signed on for a couple years in the future  (a
nice complement to Bee Culture, I think).  From those old ads I found: 1) a
guy in FL who will sell single deeps at $80 ea. in the spring and 2) a fella
in Mississippi willing to sell two-story deeps for $60 ea., ready mid-October.
 
Either way, it's a long, long weekend drive from here in Maryland, but I'm
willing.  I suppose I'll wait for the September issue of ABJ; failing better
leads I'm Mississippi bound (sooner or later; later if I can broker
over-wintering).
 
Suggestions anyone?
 
Tim Cote
 
Timothy Cote MD MPH
512 Boston Ave
Takoma Park, MD   20912
301-587-2425
fax 301-587-6192
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