It should be obvious that every major apiary equipment vendor is represented in Beesource members. If somebody didn't buy their products, they would quickly be out of business!
I utilize cold winter weather to make all my own woodenware, including frames (my shop is heated).
I have bought other items from both Brushy Mountain and HT Krantz. I have been pleased with both of these vendors.
I use Kelley in Clarkson, Kentucky. It's just a 2 hour drive for me and on large orders it's worth it to save on the shipping. They have great customer service too.
There are things only Dadant has. Things only Walter T. Kelley has. Things only Brushy Mt. has. Things only Betterbee has. Things only Mann Lake has. Things only Draper Super Bee has. I often buy boxes and bottom boards from Miller Bee Supply and sometimes from Western Bee Supply. I used to get my wire from Glory Bee. My incubator and queen bank frames are from Honey Run Apiaries. My bee jackets are from Ultra Breeze and Beeworks. My Rauchboy smokers are from The Bee Space (but they seem to be out of the large ones...). My "Hive Minders" and "Ready Date Nuc Calendars" are from Burke. Some of my queen supplies are from Beeworks. If you're only buying from one supplier you are limiting yourself.
I've been buying from Walter T. Kelley and Dadant for the last 39 years.
One thing I realized pretty quickly about living in Central KY. Being less than an hour away from both W T Kelley and a Dadant's is extremely helpful. As nice as going through catalogs and web pages is, there is nothing better for a new beekeeper than to be able to physically look at and hold the equipment, all the while chatting with helpful folks that want me to succeed as badly as I do.
Mann lake, though while in California we stop by the local dadants. There is also a place close to us called drapers super bee. It has 2 locations, auburn nebraska and somewhere in Pennsylvania, but they do big business.
I use Dadant because they are 10 minutes from work. That being said so far they have had good quality wooden ware and their staff was helpful with questions. Their website catalog is hard to search I think.
I use Dadant and Kellys I have been very happy with both. I really like Kellys since they offer the free shipping in November and this year in July. Both are always extremely fast shippers usually have it the next day.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Beesource Beekeeping Forums
1.8M posts
54.7K members
Since 1999
A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more!