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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 11940" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>it used to be that the sites were probably more valuable than the bees but now that there are so many beekeepers who respect nobody and nothing, sites no longer have much real value. There appear to be some corporate beekeepers who are still buying hives but from what I can gather they are more for replacing hives that they have killed rather than increasing numbers. Given the huge stockpile of manuka which has to be well in excess of a thousand tons I'm surprised they are still bothering. It has been a disastrous season for manuka in Hawke's Bay and probably in most of the North Island from what I hear. This may be a good thing in the long-term as some people may be finally able to sell some honey.</p><p>FYI I have seen worse times and have been offered large numbers of hives for free. It will get better but I don't know when.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 11940, member: 207"] it used to be that the sites were probably more valuable than the bees but now that there are so many beekeepers who respect nobody and nothing, sites no longer have much real value. There appear to be some corporate beekeepers who are still buying hives but from what I can gather they are more for replacing hives that they have killed rather than increasing numbers. Given the huge stockpile of manuka which has to be well in excess of a thousand tons I'm surprised they are still bothering. It has been a disastrous season for manuka in Hawke's Bay and probably in most of the North Island from what I hear. This may be a good thing in the long-term as some people may be finally able to sell some honey. FYI I have seen worse times and have been offered large numbers of hives for free. It will get better but I don't know when. [/QUOTE]
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