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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 10:11:49 am »

About a year ago, biden banned the importation of sugar sold by the world's largest refinery somewhere down in the Caribbean because he doesn't like their politics. I expect that that plays a part in higher sugar prices.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What is the value of a colony bees (these) days?

« Last post by FatherMichael on Today at 10:09:21 am »

This is where I do bee business, The Bee Place at San Antonio.  This is a link to their hive sets with or without bees:

https://www.thebeeplace.com/2024/HiveSets.htm

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by FatherMichael on Today at 10:04:48 am »

Hi Folks,

I bought two 25 pound bags of sugar today, for the house, the bees and the hummingbirds.

Walmart. $19.97 each bag.

Last time I remember getting it I was looking for forty-seven cents a pound. My, how time flys.

Well, everyone in the chain got a raise.

Sal

The proliferation of federal laws and regulations puts everyone at risk of malicious prosecution, which is why major corporations simply do what the government tells them to do, including higher prices.

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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by Lesgold on Today at 08:56:09 am »

Hi Jim,

That?s my laser. The enclosure is possibly the new update and should do the job.

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THE 2ND AMENDMENT / Re: current news and sarcasm

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 08:44:09 am »

Yeah, we're chatting all about that on the 2A BB that I haunt. That should prevent a lot of shootings.  It's not because they keep turning career criminals loose on the streets.

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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by BeeMaster2 on Today at 08:17:42 am »

I just found this on Amazon.
https://a.co/d/095MPZn
Looks like it might bee what you have. Is it?
Jim Altmiller

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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by BeeMaster2 on Today at 08:11:17 am »

Les,
Here is what I found on Amazon.
https://a.co/d/8KZ1T5D
It doesn?t look anything like your model.
Do you have more info on your model?
Is it on Amazon?
Jim Altmiller

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GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF / Re: HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR MEMBER NAME?

« Last post by BeeMaster2 on Today at 08:05:20 am »

Welcome to Beemaster.
Jim Altmiller

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EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS / Re: Today I Made

« Last post by Lesgold on Today at 01:57:08 am »

Hi Jim,

I have attached a photo of the engraver cover. It comes with its own dust extraction fan and ducting. The second photo although not clear shows how it is ducted out through a sliding window. A strip of plywood about 4 inches wide is cut to fit the window opening. A hole is cut in the plywood for the gas to escape. I found a food tin of the right size to suit the ducting and attached it to the plywood hole. The ducting is then pushed onto the can when the engraver needs to be used. It does it?s job exceptionally well.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What is the value of a colony bees (these) days?

« Last post by Occam on Today at 12:50:50 am »

Around here I'm seeing nucs going for around $170-$200. Some seem to charge more for overwinter nucs while others don't. Generally they come in pro-nuc or jester boxes though there are a couple that send them in a wooden nuc box and even one that requires you to bring your own box for transport.

As for full colonies there are a couple beeks I've seen seeking for around $375 for a ten frame box with bottom board, telescoping cover, reducer, and essentially a colony with 2-3 frames they can expand on. No additional deeps or mediums, it's just the one deep box.