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Offline franktrujillo

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collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« on: December 28, 2013, 05:50:58 pm »
live at 6000' elevation temps -20 F to 95 F been keeping bees now for 6 winters.various breeds Carnolian,Russian x Carnolian,new world Carnolian,and unknown from cutouts and swarms and this spring adding to breeds pure Russian,and cordovan Italians.make my own deep brood boxes.I don't treat or supplement feed unless it's surplus frames of honey from existing hives.Trained myself "no mentor" learned thru trial and error.this spring 2014 will be trying to raise Queens from my own stock with the Jenter queen rearing system open mating all queens.sell my honey local at $1.00 per ounce.It goes fast registered company name beefuzz

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2013, 05:56:03 pm »
Welcome.  Sounds quite interesting. Looking forward to reading more post from you.

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2013, 06:04:45 pm »
welcome over here frank hope to see you around
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2013, 06:24:00 pm »
Welcome aboard Frank, glad to see you over here and look forward to your queen rearing adventure. Be sure to post up some pics of it.
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2013, 06:28:42 pm »
greetings and WELCOME frank! :)

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2013, 07:28:59 pm »
Trial and error, harsh teachers, but you usually remember their lessons well.  ;)
Good to see you here Frank.
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2013, 08:09:31 pm »
Welcome and enjoy your stay!  :)
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2013, 09:49:48 pm »
HOWDY Frank!

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2013, 08:33:54 am »
Welcome. Hope you stay around. We need a high elevation info source. Don't think we have many here.
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2013, 10:33:29 am »
Welcome Frank!

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2013, 07:50:37 am »
Welcome Frank, enjoy your stay and please let us know on your progress with your bees and the queen raising and pictures please.

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2013, 10:43:02 am »
Hello Frank !
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2014, 11:33:34 am »
Welcome Frank, let us know how the honey taste if your bees find a patch of that funny weed they just made legal out there. Hummmm, on the other hand, if they get into it they may not find there way back home. ;D Jack

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2014, 12:01:54 pm »
LOL jack!!!!
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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2014, 12:20:58 pm »
Welcome aboard.  I'm glad to see you are getting a premium price for your honey.

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Re: collbran,colorado grandjunction area
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2014, 06:33:04 am »
Welcome Frank, self taught is the way I started also and after 30 + years I'm still learning. more now than ever thanks to forums like this one and the beekeepers on them. Like to chime in and leave a little of my accumulated knowledge and experiences every now and then, OK a little more often than that.
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