> Is there a typical payment? In the UK the traditional rent is one pound of honey per hive. For permanent sites in orchards there may be no payment, although one beekeeper that I know actually charges half the going rate for top fruit pollination, i.e. he gets around £20 per colony! Best wishes Peter 52.194546N, -1.673618W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm