Ive been growing my bees and I will reach 100 either this year or next spring splits. My original goal was 60 just for local honey production. It’s not currently realistic for me to invest 200k and quit my job and try to do this full time I’m mid 30s have kids etc. But I am reaching a point of excess bees unless I can find a substantial nuc market or get into sending hives to California for pollination.
1. Is there still a big demand it’s pretty easy to find pollination contracts?
2. I’ve read some brokers haul and set them but I also have personally known people who jumped in did that and got a truckload of dead bees returned. Could be the new beekeeper sent bad hives or perhaps the broker. Are there reputable ones around or is that common theme.
3. How bad is theft still it seems the government has got a better grasp on it.
4. Are pol line genetics worth the investment over italians.
If I do find a way to send some hives I don’t plan on sending everyone I got maybe build up to 160 and send a hundred to see what I get back if people would even mess with a small number like that hauling from Texas?
1. Is there still a big demand it’s pretty easy to find pollination contracts?
2. I’ve read some brokers haul and set them but I also have personally known people who jumped in did that and got a truckload of dead bees returned. Could be the new beekeeper sent bad hives or perhaps the broker. Are there reputable ones around or is that common theme.
3. How bad is theft still it seems the government has got a better grasp on it.
4. Are pol line genetics worth the investment over italians.
If I do find a way to send some hives I don’t plan on sending everyone I got maybe build up to 160 and send a hundred to see what I get back if people would even mess with a small number like that hauling from Texas?