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Keith, I haven't skimmed through all of your posts on the subject, but did you in fact buy a 1K? And, when can I schedule a test drive? Ha

If he was out in CA, we could start talking...

I'm still getting calls everyday by brokers and growers coming up short. So far the biggest was a block of 200 acres calling for 400 hives... lucky the bloom is holding out a little longer this year...

Horace, seems that every operation needs a few experienced, fat, old, lazy guy to make everybody look just a little better. If your hours were more in the realm of 4 am to 9 pm we could talk...

Well said, a CDL would put you right up on top of the list of applicants in my book. Key phrase is "good people" with CDLs... not easy to find indeed.

I'm late to this game apparently. What is the XRT? I cannot find any information on it... does it exactly exist or is it a beekeepers fantasy forklift?

2.85/lb for 50 drums of wildflower. 2012 honey crop is looking pretty bleak and prices are rising across the board from what we have heard. If you are fortunate enough to have made some honey or have...

I run with both Bobcats (skidsteer) and Hummerbees. All of my Bobcats are fitted with 18" wide tires that help "float" on soft ground. With this set up, it's not easy to get stuck and if you do it's...

I was offered $1.95/lb for 200 barrels. Sold most of it locally for $2.25. From my personal experience and discussions, with prices of managing hives escalating and the increasing awareness of...

Please do research it, and when you do if you could clarify what we are looking at. I have been pollinating sunflower fields for the past 14 years, and the farmers refer to a specific row as the...

Out here in California, sunflowers grown for fertile seed put in at rate around 1.5 to 2 hives an acre, but your bees get pretty beat up. Dry, very little nectar, and sprayed all too often....

Full-time, year around position open for a commercial beekeeping operation out of Sacramento region. We are looking for a motivated individual to assist with everything from pulling honey, moving...