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Iowa
Honey Producers Association |
The
Buzz Newsletter
April 2012
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FOR SALE: Package Bees for Sale
Spring Valley Honey Farms 2 pound or 3 pound Italian or Carniolan.
We will be shaking packages out of our own hives with California Queens from April 5 th through April 30 th depending on weather and Queen Availability.
Also we will bring in a load Mid April from California. Prices are not set but approximately $75.00 to $80.00 No deposit to book packages or on cages.
To book packages call
Home 515-465-5939
Curt 515-480-6075
Pat 515-293-2601
Beekeeping Supplies
Spring Valley Honey Farms will be keeping a fairly complete line of Beekeeping supplies from February through June. No set business hours so call with your needs. 515-465-5939 |
For Sale: 5 frame Nuc with an Italian Queen - $100.00 Also a few singles also with an Italian Queen - $135.00 Nuc and singles will bee ready for pick up May 12. Koehnen Queens $22.50 available mid April pick up at my house, For more info, call Pat Ennis @ 1-515-293-2601. 4/12 |
Help Wanted
Energetic person Full or Part time willing to work with lots of bees.
Contact Curt Bronnenberg
@ 515-480-6075 |
FOR SALE: Package bees We will have 2#, 3# and 4# pkgs with your choice of Carniolan or Italian queens. The 4# can come with either one or two queens. Available in April. Check our web site for dates and current pricing. www.eberthoney.com
Call 641-527-2639 or e-mail ehoney37@netins.net |
For Sale: Local built, complete bee hives, with screened bottom boards w/ entrance reducer, 2 brood chambers, 20 deep frames, 1 honey super, 10 medium frames, 1 inner cover, 1 outer cover with metal covering, $160.00. Individual components or custom parts available. We build queen rearing components to your specs, or we can build what we use for you. Also, weather depending, we will be offering local raised queens around the beginning of June. More information and orders can be made @ 319-400-4228, ask for Paul Gardner or
PreciousBeesFarm@aol.com
Paul Gardner
1828 Y Ave.
Homestead, Iowa 52236. 6/12 |
For Sale: New unassembled brood boxes--value grade and commercial.
Contact us for pricing.
Available in both
Lynnville (641-527-2639 or ehoney37@netins.net) and
Cedar Rapids (319-430-3514 or
fiddler171j@gmail.com).
We also have some used brood boxes for sale in Lynnville. |
For Sale: Package Bees
The package will consist of bottom board, 9 5/8 - 10 frame hive body with bees and 9 frames, entrance reducer, insulated inner lid and metal outer lid. New Italian queen. This is new equipment. The total for this hive package will be $195.00 This same package with used equipment will be $160.00 It is painted used equipment in good condition. I will need a $45.00 deposit when you order and the package will be ready for you to pick up mid May at Monticello, Iowa barring weather conditions.
We also have 5 frame nucs with new queen for $98.00. Deposit of $30.00 required. (No frame exchange) Our bee yards are inspected by Iowa Bee inspectors. I will only be selling 30 package hives this year. I have 40+ years experience in beekeeping.
Send deposit to Curtis Barnhart, P. O. Box 70 , Monticello , IA 52310 with your name, address and phone number that you can be reached at. I am out of town until March 24.
You can call and leave a message at my office (American Supply)
Or autum49@yahoo.com
Thank you.
Curtis Barnhart
319 465-6655 6/12 |
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