To almond pollinators,

In this months August, American Bee Journal, there is an article about the great benefits of buying packages.

> SHB infestation is widespread in California

Not true

>flew an hour earlier and an hour later than his U.S. bees and really packed in the pollen.

This is not true, Western Apicultural Society's meeting (WAS) in So Calif this week, with data that these claims are NOT all true.


>replace commercial beekeeper deadout and were used to raise the bee populations.

That's the differance between box haulers and bee haulers.

>When your almond broker or grower tells you your bees are not covering enough frames to fill his contract , what can you do besides non-cost effective combining.

First of all, if you singed a contract it's to yours as well as his benefit, but dropping twenty five dollars a frame for  packages is cost effective???? 

>field run bees will not make the grade.

and neither will  4 pound packages.

P.S.

Work on keeping your bees healthy and strong this fall & winter, it's the best and easiest way to have good bees next February, and you can put the income in the bank rather than packages.

Keith Jarrett
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