[beepowers]

I've got an MD that wants one of my knees and one of my hips but says i can keep the others if I stop humping beehives and supers. Right now i have bees on the Blue Ridge heavy with sourwood. I could harvest or could try to find a buyer as is-where is. Do any of you have any other stratagy or thoughts on getting out of the business that saves the bees and equipment with some cash coming in on the sales?

 

[ifixoldhouses]

Whereabouts on the Blueridge?

 

[HeadofMeadow]

Depends on how many and your local market. You may consider splitting and selling them all as nucs in the spring.

 

[ericweller]

How many hives? What are their configuration? Double deeps, single deep, etc.

 

[SWM]

Every region is different and you are out of my region. But in my area the biggest bang for the buck would be to harvest the honey, sell it over the winter, then sell the bees in the spring. Bees typically bring top dollar in the spring when the demand is very high.

 

[ifixoldhouses]

Sounds like he has a couple of weeks to get rid of them.
post on the NCSBA page, $250 a hive or something and you'll sell them, espicially full of sourwood. https://www.facebook.com/groups/497439050589347/