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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: iddee on June 27, 2019, 08:44:34 am
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https://jalopnik.com/that-big-rig-youre-passing-might-be-full-of-bees-1834383949?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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Thanks for sharing.
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Interesting story. I'd like to watch the movie. Don't think it will be anywhere near me though.
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A hundred thousand hives owned by a single person or company?? I can?t envision that: how many locations as hive yards, how many employees, sugar by the 18 wheeler load, treating, hauling, queen rearing, lumber, 4,000,000 frames needed for 100K hives.
Can you imagine a fella calling you and ordering 5 figures worth of queens: Ok well er uh, lets requeen half soo I only need 50,000 queens. I just can?t envision all involved. Overwhelming!!!!
Good article, ID.
Blessings
Van
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Good article hope it is on amazon soon
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A couple of years ago Judy and I visited Browning Honey Co in Idaho. They run 30,000 hives. Each of the two brothers handle 15,000 hives with, I think, 15 employees for each crew.
Jim Altmiller
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I think Richard Adee was the original owner. The third or fourth generation of Adees are now running it. I don't know all the details, but I know it's a lot more than I would want to take on.