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David Heaf
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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:59 am Post subject: Honey produced for sale from hTBHs |
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| I'm writing an article for a new natural beekeeping journal and would like to be able to mention that hTBHs are used to produce honey for sale. I know that happens in Africa, but do any members of this group elsewhere than in Africa produce honey for sale from their top-bar hives? |
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garbeam
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Hi David,
I guess Wyatt Mangum must sell his hTBH honey, as he claims to run approx. 200 hives.
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David Heaf
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| garbeam wrote: | | I guess Wyatt Mangum must sell his hTBH honey, as he claims to run approx. 200 hives. |
Thanks for responding. I contacted him on 28 July and he responded 'No but my TBHs are for scientific research as I tell people all the time'.
Heather Harrell and Les Crowder produce some though.
Otherwise its seems quite rare for hTBH users in developed countries to produce honey for sale. In Africa it is less rare, but the producers there are heavily outnumbered by log and bark hive users. |
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