Bee Supplier Builds Beautiful Hives

Bee Supplier Builds Beautiful Hives BUILDINGS Miscellaneous “Our Lincoln log beehive is popular with beekeepers who garden and they like to go over the top with the look ” says Sheila St Clair co-owner of Queen Right Colonies QRC in Spencer Ohio The design is exclusive to the family business that has been selling everything beekeepers need since 1995 They currently have the largest bee equipment showroom and warehouse in Ohio Since St Clair and her husband are also beekeepers they can provide practical advice to customers “Everyone used to have bees ” St Clair says and interest in raising them is growing again People recognize bees’ importance for food production and appreciate a hobby that helps the environment and produces healthy food QRC provides bees and all supplies needed It stands out with its classy product line For example they custom-built a red Lincoln logs hive with a slate roof for the A I Root Company a well-known apiary business The roof alone costs $130 St Clair says but the beehive is a beautiful part of the company’s landscape Besides slate QRC offers wooden shake roofs and other customized details They offer a couple of unique options besides painted hives Pine wood hives are submerged into vats of hot paraffin to thoroughly coat them to hold their natural bright color for 15 years QRC also dips older hives to eliminate disease such as American Foulbrood Or the hives can be preserved with non-toxic copper Naphthenate that results in a green color The top-of-the-line hives start at $360 but St Clair notes QRC offers a full line of supplies including regular hives made of Cyprus and pine starting at $75 Their hives sell to a wide variety of customers from folks who live in cities and suburbs to schools and museums to rural landowners The St Clair family wants to share their knowledge to grow the industry even more and thanks to QRC hives beekeepers can also add beauty to their backyards Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Queen Right Colonies 43655 State Route 162 Spencer Ohio 44275 ph 440 647-2602; www queenrightcolonies com

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