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Title: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Shanevrr on May 03, 2011, 11:06:02 pm
as you all know i have 4.  :wierd:
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Dexterjc on May 03, 2011, 11:21:54 pm
I have two. I want more.
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Post by: ccar2000 on May 03, 2011, 11:44:07 pm
I have two. I really do not want to have more but I do want them to be healthy and productive.
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Michael Bush on May 03, 2011, 11:45:07 pm
I have enough tops and bottoms for 200 hives.  Sometimes I have to use makeshift tops or bottoms because I run  out, which would mean I'm over 200, and sometimes I have some setting around, which would mean I'm under 200.  In queen rearing season I usually have 200 mating nucs also.  I usually try to overwinter between 30 and 50 nucs in addition to the 200 hives.  But people like round numbers.  So I'll just say 200.
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: tillie on May 03, 2011, 11:49:11 pm
I have 18 more or less.....I got a swarm call tonight so maybe it will be 19 tomorrow!.  Mine are not all in the same place - 2 at home, 2 at Blue Heron, 2 in Rabun county, 1 at my daughter's house, 2 at the Stonehurst Place Inn, 9 in south Georgia....

Linda T in Atlanta
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Shanevrr on May 03, 2011, 11:54:32 pm
I have enough tops and bottoms for 200 hives.  Sometimes I have to use makeshift tops or bottoms because I run  out, which would mean I'm over 200, and sometimes I have some setting around, which would mean I'm under 200.  In queen rearing season I usually have 200 mating nucs also.  I usually try to overwinter between 30 and 50 nucs in addition to the 200 hives.  But people like round numbers.  So I'll just say 200.


OMG...WOW...WTH cool lol.  Your a busy man.  Like your website too...awsome
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: JP on May 04, 2011, 01:25:18 am
Four bee yards with around 65 at the moment but that could increase in the next few weeks, selling some here and there, adding some here and there.


...JP
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: gwalker314 on May 04, 2011, 06:58:28 am
12 colonies spread out among 4 bee yards. They consist of captured swarms, cut-outs, splits, and 1 package. I have 10 frame Langs, 5 frame deep nucs, & 1 Kenyan Top Bar Hive.

GW
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: phil c on May 04, 2011, 07:45:44 am
5 right now, but that wil increase as soon as the swarming starts around here.
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Post by: GWDawg1 on May 04, 2011, 08:20:26 am
Two, with two more nucs on the way this month.  Just getting started.
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Post by: VolunteerK9 on May 04, 2011, 09:30:57 am
13 and a half. The half is a trapout Im doing so Im not counting it til I can get it home. You need to talk to Redbee on here and ask him if you want some impressive numbers.
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: BjornBee on May 04, 2011, 09:53:26 am
I have about 100 registered with the state.

But lets just say I have few more than that.....  :roll:
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Grid on May 04, 2011, 10:25:44 am
5 right now, looking at increasing to 8 when I get a second bee yard started, 4 each.
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Post by: hankdog1 on May 04, 2011, 02:52:30 pm
2 so far but weather pending i'll have 4 after i do my splits this weekend.  Then it's feed feed feed to see how many more splits i can make.
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: CapnChkn on May 04, 2011, 03:19:42 pm
2 colonies, 6 nucs, 3 Langstroth hives, one KTBH, which I shouldn't count because I built it so badly.
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Davepeg on May 04, 2011, 04:47:05 pm
3 made it through the winter - we're looking for 2 - 3 more but BetterBee kept changing our date and now we're not available the weekend they have our bees!

Anyone in the NY (rockland\bergen) county area know of any bees - let me know!
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 04, 2011, 05:00:25 pm
I've got as many as I have with more planned.
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Post by: Haddon on May 04, 2011, 05:22:34 pm
One hive one swarm and a make shift nuc.

But that all could change was up to 7 last year and only made it to winter with one.  :-x
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: backyard warrior on May 04, 2011, 05:53:51 pm
Wife says im a wack job i have 14 hives :)
She suggested I start a BKA group (BeeKeepers Anonymous)
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Post by: njoylife10 on May 04, 2011, 06:06:54 pm
5 and working on more.
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Post by: joebrown on May 04, 2011, 09:14:16 pm
I have 17 now, but I would like to get some swarm calls so I can increase that number!!
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Post by: kbenz on May 04, 2011, 09:28:34 pm
have 10 in 8frame medium foundationless equipment. have 2 trapouts to do
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Post by: hardwood on May 04, 2011, 09:54:09 pm
It depends on if I'm growing bees or selling bees. Anywhere from 50 or so to well over 100. I also help to manage 500.

Scott
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: schawee on May 05, 2011, 10:57:49 am
i have 55 hives and 17 nucs.      schawee
Title: Re: How many hives do you have?
Post by: jmblakeney on May 05, 2011, 11:23:25 am
1 from a bee tree cutout and 1 from a package.