Tom Vercoutere, from the Beekeepers Guild Of San Mateo County, has great quotes about hobby beekeeping. Here are two of them, which I might have changed slightly:
- You are in this business to spend money. If not, you are in wrong business!
- This is your hobby; spend money.
So, I listened to Tom, followed his wisdom, and spend money for my hobby...
Bees
I managed to find two locations to place couple of hives each. In total, I am planning to have 4 hives.BeeKind
2 Packages of 3 lb Beekind's Own (Local Survivor Stock) TOTAL: $216.00
Honey Bee Genetics
2 Packages of 4 lb with Hybrid-Italian TOTAL: $252.00
Equipments
I decided to have two extra hive equipments just in case. So, my shopping list is for 6 complete hives.Here is my shopping list:
Her Majesty's Secret Beekeeper; their retail store in the Mission, SF was closed in Jan 2013. It's an authorized Brushy Mountain Bee Farm Dealer. I drove up to Modesto, CA to buy the bulk of my shopping list at their warehouse with some discount.
Qty DESCRIPTION 6 IPM bottom board 6 Telescoping cover 6 Inner cover 6 Entrance reducer 24 Medium hive bodies 140 Frames Wedged-top Divided-bottom 6 Entrance mouse guard 2 Imrie shim 5 L shaped frame rest 10 Medium plastic foundation 1 Comb cutter 1 Bee quick 1 Frame jig 1 Hive tool 2 Top feeder 2 Entrance feeder 4 Division Feeder 1 Hive strap 1 Smoker fuel 2 Bee escape 1 Fume pad 3 Waxed nucs 6 Beetle blaster TOTAL: $883.47
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
ITEM# QTY TOTAL DESCRIPTION 720 1 $19.50 Goatskin Gloves MEDIUM 985 1 $22.50 Moving Net 264C 1 $1.65 Cage Queen Marking Tube 253 3 $10.50 Pheromone Lure 253SW 3 $5.85 Swarm Attractant Wipe 561H 1 $15.95 Case of 100 Hive Corner Protectors SubTotal: $75.95 Shipping: $15.15 TOTAL: $91.10
Mann Lake LTD
Code QTY ItPrice Total Product HD-122 2 $13.50 $27.00 Wood Bound 10 Frame Excluder FD-110 2 $19.95 $39.90 10 Frame Top Feeder w/ Super HD-380 1 $5.95 $5.95 Red Marking Pen HD-100 1 $3.50 $3.50 Queen Catcher HD-388 1 $4.75 $4.75 Queen Marking Tube HD-585 1 $8.95 $8.95 9 1/2" (24.13 cm) Hive Tool 1 - 11 HD-660 1 $4.95 $4.95 Bee Brush HD-650 1 $19.95 $19.95 Frame Perch HD-587 1 $19.95 $19.95 9 Frame Spacing Tool - Stainless HD-565 1 $29.95 $29.95 4" x 7" (10.16 cm x 17.8 cm) Dome Top Smoker DC-687 1 $2.95 $2.95 Oil for Beetle Blaster pint (473.12 ml) CL-605 1 $9.95 $9.95 Medium Economy Leather Gloves FR-911 1 $10.90 $10.90 6 1/4" (15.88 cm) Unassembled Select Frames - WedgedTop; GrooveBottom - Case of 10 SubTotal: $188.65 Shipping: Free SalesTax: $13.93 TOTAL: $202.58
Ultra Breeze Suits LLC
$163.00 Ultra Breeze® Ventilated Beekeeping Jacket TOTAL: $163.00
Power Tools and Accessories
Harbor Freight
Item# Price Product 95275 $40.00 Pancake Air Compressor, Oilless 1/3 Horsepower, 3 Gallon, 100 PSI 68019 $15.00 18 Gauge 2-In-1 Nailer/Stapler ... TOTAL: $200.00
Grand Total
$2000.00And, it keeps growing...
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