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Beekeeper » 31 Jul 2024, 5:14 am » wrote: ↑

31 Jul 2024, 5:14 am

I don't give 2 **** what you believe or not. I KNOW FACTUALLY what COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPERS IN MY REGION MAKE and its FAR MORE than $40K a year., PERHAPS you shuold READ beyond the first paragraph, DICKFACE!!

"There are many variables in determining the salary of persons working in the beekeeping industry. The area of the country where the hives are located, market conditions, beekeeper experience and more are all factors."

I know that THIS STATE I am in is close to #2 or #3 in beekeeping operations. LARGE ones that also provide POLINATION SERVICES to California for the almond bloom yearly. THAT ALONE brings in over $40,000 for a trailer full of bees. That would be 400-450 hives, depending on how they are palleted. The going rate for pollinating almonds is over $150-200 PER HIVE, ****!! And the ONLY expense is the cost to truck them out there. 

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO DELIVER POLLINATION? (thebeecorp.com)

"The price to rent bees for pollination has skyrocketed over the past two decades, particularly for almond growers. 20 years ago, an almond grower could easily rent bees for less than $50 per hive. Today, average price hovers around $200, with premium hives going for $220 and above."

Now, the DIFFERENCE where I live is that we don't have "winter storage" for bees as they do well year-round without any need to try and keep them in a warm place for winter. So, the "expenses" are quite low to prep bees for pollination services. Nor do we need fumagillin since Nosema is not an issue here with our bees. And neither is protein since we have pollen all but one or 2 months a year available for bees to forage on. 

So what your little "article" says and what is reality are 2 totally different things. 

Now, GO **** YOUR LYING *** AND MORONIC SELF!!