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3lbs of Bees (10000) plus a queen for $70

319 352 January 28, 2011 at 08:14 AM in Home & Home Improvement (2)
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Last Edited by rbs January 28, 2011 at 11:49 AM
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10000 bees + 1 queen
Extra Queens will cost you $22 each

shipped by UPS ground

10000 bees plus a queen [gabees.com]

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Last Edited by DealFinder101 January 29, 2011 at 09:18 PM
$78 + Shipping for 100+ bees and queen...not 10,000 as indicated. <

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LazyMonkey
01-28-2011 at 10:43 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:43 AM.
Quote from britjh22 :
My parents are beekeepers and so I know a little bit on the subject. Bees leaving a hive can be indicative of a few things:

Swarms: Hives sometimes "swarm" if they are becoming too large, or if there are multiple queens. Typically a queen will kill off any new queen cells, unless she is becoming too weak. In the event that a new queen lives, they will either try to kill one another and take control of the hive, or one will leave, and part of the hive will follow. A swarm is typically pretty weak and inactive, and the drones will land wherever the queen does, often resulting in a basketball sized mass of bees on a tree limb. These can be "captured" by a beekeeper to start a new hive.

What you might be referring to is the recent concern over CCD, or colony collapse disorder. In the last few years both kept and wild (more rare for honeybees) colonies have experienced unexplainable die-offs and collapses. It's a pretty big concern for commercial beekeepers and the farms/orchards they service. Some people have speculated it has to do with the stress on a hive from the transportation involved in commercial beekeeping operations.

Oh yeah, and you will have to pick this up from your local post office, and you should warn them a large buzzing package is going to arrive to play it safe.
thanks for the great info!

queens, drones, hives and swarm somehow keep reminding me of starcraft 2
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banbjones
01-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.
Quote from Count_Chocula :
It's cell phone usage that's killin them.
Only China would make cells phones that small? But the last report on people using them was still unclear on health issues? Bee good!
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Insunshine
01-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.
This deal is the Bee's knees, and other associated parts.

In for 5, then I'm gonna mind my own Beesness.
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LongLogSmith
01-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.
We grew up poor, so poor. The rich kids were chewing gum, and the poor kids would chew beeswax with a little honey; but we were extra-poor, we only got to chew bees......
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saladdin
01-28-2011 at 10:50 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:50 AM.
Quote from mrredskin :
my aunt and uncle kept losing their colonies
Just like the British.
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SuperChicken
01-28-2011 at 10:50 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:50 AM.
Quote from stephsully :
Homer: The bee bit my bottom [ytmnd.com]
Hahah!

Burns: I suggest you leave immediately.

Homer: Or what? You'll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you? Well, go ahead—do your worst!
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stuckatwork
01-28-2011 at 10:51 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:51 AM.
Anyone else in the Cincinnati area want to go in with me on a large order of these? I'm looking to get the best volume discount, which would require the purchase of 100 packages.

We would get 1 million bees for $6,100 + shipping.
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stuckatwork
01-28-2011 at 10:53 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:53 AM.
Quote from britjh22 :
My parents are beekeepers...
Is Eddie Izzard's portrayal [youtube.com] of them accurate?
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niagaraloser
01-28-2011 at 10:54 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:54 AM.
What's the queen's favorite position?
Bee Style
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geniv
01-28-2011 at 10:54 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:54 AM.
any deal on a Cow?

so I can make my yard the "Land of milk and honey"?
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niagaraloser
01-28-2011 at 10:56 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:56 AM.
Who did bees vote for in the election?
Sarah Pollen
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buytree
01-28-2011 at 10:58 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:58 AM.
Quote from Buckeyefan 1 :
I had a bees nest under my roof, over the garage. I first noticed them getting in under a fascia trim board above the brick. I tried caulking it, but they bore a new hole. I had no idea the numbers I had. Finally I tore open the bird box (corner of the soffit) and saw the beginning of a honeycomb nest the size of a football. It was too hard to reach, so I stuck a shop vac up at the entry way and probably sucked out several thousand over a weeks time. I had ammonia in the bottom of the shop vac which killed everything I sucked in. They kept coming. I finally figures out all I had to so was sprinkle some Seven in the opening, and within 24 hours they all were dead. I still need to get rid of the nest and bees. What a nightmare. Not one person was stung, and we've got 3 kids with friends over all the time. Seven is your friend. Bees in your rafters are not.
You should have listed them on Amazon.com, you would have got a lot of money.
And said BEES EARNED MONEY.
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Chronicle
01-28-2011 at 10:59 AM.
01-28-2011 at 10:59 AM.
coolest deal if ever seen on here!
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andrewqian
01-28-2011 at 11:00 AM.
01-28-2011 at 11:00 AM.
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buytree
01-28-2011 at 11:02 AM.
01-28-2011 at 11:02 AM.
Quote from geniv :
any deal on a Cow?

so I can make my yard the "Land of milk and honey"?
I was thinking the same. LOL.

Come on keep it going, few more to bring it to the first page!!!!
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