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BEEKEEPERS RETIREMENT AUCTION SALE For VAN HAN APIARIES LTD. (Day 1 of 2 auction dates - LIVE HIVE SALE) TUESDAY, APRIL 1st starting at 12 Noon KEREMEOS (Okanagan), British Columbia Fraser Auction offers pre-arranged cell phone bidding on live hives. Neil 204-729-5705 / Scott 204-724-2131 AUCTION VIEWING: Sale day starting at 10AM SALE DIRECTIONS: From Penticton - take highway 3A to Keremeos, turn east on Upper Bench Rd. and continue for 2 1/2kms. Bee yard is on the left side of the Road. AUCTIONEER’S NOTES: Van Han Apiaries Ltd. Is a large scale beekeeping operation based in the Dawson Creek, BC area for many years now, and over-winters their hives in the Okanagan. These bees are used for pollination in the Orchards each spring, and then taken back to the Peace Country for honey production. However – as the entire beekeeping operation is now being sold, they wish to offer up these hives for public auction on site at the wintering yard. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to purchase bees for pollination or honey production. All hives are bought to be moved. AUCTION PROCESS FOR HIVES: High bidder on the hives has the option to take either only 1 at that price, or can choose to take as many of them as they wish. This makes it fair for both the hobby beekeeper who may only require a few hives, as well as the commercial pollinator/honey producer wanting them all. FEATURING: * 668 double brood live colonies came out of wintering - after weak ones and dead-outs were removed. Each hive comes with 2 well-built 9-frame boxes, bottom board, telescopic lid, queen excluder, carpet & feeder (bees were treated with Apistan in fall of 07, had been using Terramycin for AFB - note there may be a resistance) hives were inspected by the Provincial Apiculturist’s office - the following information was forwarded to our office: Hi Neil, According to the verbal report from one of my inspectors, the inspection of both wintering sites went really well. I would think that the written reports have been mailed to my office. For the inspection, I had assigned two inspectors who inspected 50 randomly-selected colonies in each of the wintering sites. They reported no apparent presence of disease. There was some evidence of Nosema but not at a level of concern. As soon as I have the inspection reports, I will forward them to Van Han who will then forward them to you. I trust you can appreciate that I need to follow this protocol. Indeed, the result of the inspection will involve the issuance of a sales permit which I will be happy to forward to you. Please provide your fax number. regards Paul van Westendorp Provincial Apiculturist British Columbia * 288 honey supers (9-frame) - well made, dovetailed boxes, always kept up & repainted * 177 double stack brood boxes c/w lids, etc (dead-outs culled from the hives) * Hive pallets * (2) 2000 gallon poly Syrup tanks * (2) 250 gallon plastic tanks in cages * Syrup mixing feed tank with 5hp Honda * Honey sump - stainless steel * Several electric fencers (battery powered) * Honey filters For more info call owners: Rick & Christy Thomson 250-789-3428 OR Dale & Sue Hansen 250-789-9113 All remaining equipment in this operation is being sold on May 24th at the Van Han Apiaries yard near Dawson Creek, B.C. If you would like a flyer by mail call Fraser Auction 204-727-2001 Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions or deletions. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: cash, certified cheque or cheque with bank letter of credit. Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 website: www.fraserauction.com
SALE DIRECTIONS: From Penticton - take highway 3A to Keremeos, turn east on Upper Bench Rd. and continue for 2 1/2kms. Bee yard is on the left side of the Road.
AUCTIONEER’S NOTES: Van Han Apiaries Ltd. Is a large scale beekeeping operation based in the Dawson Creek, BC area for many years now, and over-winters their hives in the Okanagan. These bees are used for pollination in the Orchards each spring, and then taken back to the Peace Country for honey production. However – as the entire beekeeping operation is now being sold, they wish to offer up these hives for public auction on site at the wintering yard. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to purchase bees for pollination or honey production. All hives are bought to be moved.
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