montauk170
House Bee
 Offline
Gender: 
Posts: 357
Location: Los Altos, CA
|
 |
« on: June 01, 2011, 01:28:48 PM » |
|
How much do you or would you charge to maintain someone else's hive(s)?
Say per hour.
Thanks
Jack
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
danno
|
|
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 02:37:16 PM » |
|
I dont think that question can be answered easily. At the least minimum wage which if I remember right when I was getting it it was about 1.75 per hour. just kidding! I think it about 7.50 now. Before I would quote anyone a price I would have to know what "maintaining" entails. How often do they expect you to be there and how far is it to drive there. I have one friend that I help for free but its on my schedule. I go through his bee's about once a month or less when I'm in the area. I treat them and if and when he looses one I replace it. He pays for the treatments, new bee's and new queens. I super and remove honey. I would think a set price would make more sense than a dollar per hour. Maybe 1/2 the harvest. I did a mite treatments for another guys 200 colonies a couple of springs ago while he was out of state and he gave me 20 splits w/ new queens for my time
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Larry Bees
Field Bee
Offline
Gender:
Posts: 711
Location: Mims, Florida
|
|
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 02:44:11 PM » |
|
Danno, why does your friend have bees if you're doing all of the work, (having all of the fun).
I think looking in the hives and working with the bees is the best part of beekeeping.
Larry
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
hardwood
|
|
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 02:52:29 PM » |
|
I would charge 2.................2 much  Scott |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
|
|
|
|
danno
|
|
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 02:58:43 PM » |
|
Danno, why does your friend have bees if you're doing all of the work, (having all of the fun).
I think looking in the hives and working with the bees is the best part of beekeeping.
Larry
Because he is a old friend and has done his fair share of favors for me. He owns a large environmental company and travels alot. He used to be my boss back in the day. He has a great stainless fab shop at the company that I get to use when needed. I built my brewery there. I "have all the fun" with my bee's |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Larry Bees
Field Bee
Offline
Gender:
Posts: 711
Location: Mims, Florida
|
|
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 03:04:51 PM » |
|
That's great! It works out for both of you. Larry
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
AllenF
|
|
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 04:48:55 PM » |
|
I get $65 for changing a light bulb. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Larry Bees
Field Bee
Offline
Gender:
Posts: 711
Location: Mims, Florida
|
|
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 09:09:34 PM » |
|
I get $65 for changing a light bulb. You must work for the government!  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
AllenF
|
|
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 09:12:23 PM » |
|
Nope, but if I did and under the Bacon Davis Act I would get twice that.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Jim 134
|
|
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2011, 02:16:33 PM » |
|
More then you would paid BEE HAPPY Jim 134  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand" Chinese Proverb "The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." John F. Kennedy Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA. http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/ |
|
|
|
