OldEnglish,Have you checked the prices at our two local suppliers (Beez Neez and Cedar Glen)? Might save you a bit.SH
That was the Beez Neez price, I will not use Cedar Glen Bees
QuoteThat was the Beez Neez price, I will not use Cedar Glen BeesI am finishing up a beginning beekeeping course at Beez Neez and plan to get my packages from them since I am already building a relationship with them. But I'm curious as to you comment about Cedar Glen Bees. Is there a reason you won't use them? I am new, so have little to no experience with suppliers. That said, Cedar Glen does seem to have a wider selection of bees. Is there something I need to know about them should I want to try some of their bees in the future?
If you go to the tuesday night class you know me as I am their while my daughter takes the class.
Quote from: rickomatic on March 19, 2009, 12:14:25 amQuoteThat was the Beez Neez price, I will not use Cedar Glen BeesI am finishing up a beginning beekeeping course at Beez Neez and plan to get my packages from them since I am already building a relationship with them. But I'm curious as to you comment about Cedar Glen Bees. Is there a reason you won't use them? I am new, so have little to no experience with suppliers. That said, Cedar Glen does seem to have a wider selection of bees. Is there something I need to know about them should I want to try some of their bees in the future?If you go to the tuesday night class you know me as I am their while my daughter takes the class.My comments about Cedar Glen are based on events over at another forum, I also did not know anything about them so last year I posted asking if anyone knew anything about them and their products. The feed back I got was mixed but this year there have been several postings from folks who placed orders through the website using a credit card, so far no orders have been processed and no messages have been returned, either email or phones. What made it an easy decision for me was the owner of cedar glen came on trying to back up his company, then he posted that I was just a disgruntled fired ex employee, when I have never worked for them or any bee supplier for that matter, and I was not the one posting negative about them, I just asked if anyone knew them.
Manfre, I'm in Hickory, where did you pick them up?David
I've ordered packages through Cedar Glen Bees and cannot complain of the service I've recieved personally. I know they were months late in finally acknowledging reciept of credit card orders but my understanding was that was more an issue of the health of the wife who does all the bookkeeping. Cedar Glen Bees is operated by a man and wife who decided to finance their retirement by operating a parttime bee supply company, I think it has grown beyond their expactations or management abilities. As for Oldenglish, I think the operator mistook you for an ex-employee who is somewhat of a hotshot that attends either the Standwood Beekeepers or the Skagit County Beekeepers depending on who he has offended the least, last. He has a similar handle.I'm not trying to defend Cedar Glen Bees just explain the situation as I believe it exists. I've used them because they have been the closest supplier with the strains of bees I've wanted to obtain, but this might be the last year I get bees through them, depends.
Quote from: Brian D. Bray on March 20, 2009, 12:47:06 amI've ordered packages through Cedar Glen Bees and cannot complain of the service I've recieved personally. I know they were months late in finally acknowledging reciept of credit card orders but my understanding was that was more an issue of the health of the wife who does all the bookkeeping. Cedar Glen Bees is operated by a man and wife who decided to finance their retirement by operating a parttime bee supply company, I think it has grown beyond their expactations or management abilities. As for Oldenglish, I think the operator mistook you for an ex-employee who is somewhat of a hotshot that attends either the Standwood Beekeepers or the Skagit County Beekeepers depending on who he has offended the least, last. He has a similar handle.I'm not trying to defend Cedar Glen Bees just explain the situation as I believe it exists. I've used them because they have been the closest supplier with the strains of bees I've wanted to obtain, but this might be the last year I get bees through them, depends.I hope things go smoother for them this year, maybe they just got too ambitious to fast but I think they could have worked through that just by letting folks know what was happening. Do they have a store on site with actual hours ? I asked in an email but never heard back.
Quote from: oldenglish on March 20, 2009, 12:26:15 pmQuote from: Brian D. Bray on March 20, 2009, 12:47:06 amI've ordered packages through Cedar Glen Bees and cannot complain of the service I've recieved personally. I know they were months late in finally acknowledging reciept of credit card orders but my understanding was that was more an issue of the health of the wife who does all the bookkeeping. Cedar Glen Bees is operated by a man and wife who decided to finance their retirement by operating a parttime bee supply company, I think it has grown beyond their expactations or management abilities. As for Oldenglish, I think the operator mistook you for an ex-employee who is somewhat of a hotshot that attends either the Standwood Beekeepers or the Skagit County Beekeepers depending on who he has offended the least, last. He has a similar handle.I'm not trying to defend Cedar Glen Bees just explain the situation as I believe it exists. I've used them because they have been the closest supplier with the strains of bees I've wanted to obtain, but this might be the last year I get bees through them, depends.I hope things go smoother for them this year, maybe they just got too ambitious to fast but I think they could have worked through that just by letting folks know what was happening. Do they have a store on site with actual hours ? I asked in an email but never heard back.There store is a double garage attached to the house. When the packages arrive the "store" extends part way down the driveway. It is definitely a retired mom and pop operation.