Manuka Access & Per Hive Rates - West Coast

[Trevor Gillbanks 6,847]

17 minutes ago, kaihoka said:

it was tulips once.

Yes,  Just a stupid as Carbon Credits.

[flash4cash 262]

1 hour ago, kaihoka said:

or i could just read investment magazines.

honestly they are full of invest in cannabis futures now.

its the same old story.

it was tulips once.

I have been following one in Canada called Tweed listed on their stock exchange out of interest. Never made a profit, apparently worth hundreds of millions.  Ridiculous valuation.  Stock price higher than their customers. 

Edited January 3, 2018 by flash4cash

[flash4cash 262]

46 minutes ago, Trevor Gillbanks said:

Yes,  Just a stupid as Carbon Credits.

Hey hey that is going to help plant more Manuka trees so as to save the site shortage.  Be a believer Trev .

[Hector Wong 263]

Just like buying bitcoins. 

 

[Trevor Gillbanks 6,847]

37 minutes ago, flash4cash said:

Hey hey that is going to help plant more Manuka trees so as to save the site shortage.  Be a believer Trev .

Never.

[jamesc 4,928]

3 hours ago, kaihoka said:

Bee keeping is not the only industry to face a major shakedown under a new testing regime.

With the change of status of cannabis in California traditional cannabis farms in northern California got licences and went legit as the rules gradually changed.

One northern California farm which produces about 600 lbs of cannabis annually recently  had 80% rejected under the new testing regime.

For relatively minor things the black market would ignore.

So there will  soon be a 2 tier market of expensive cannabis that passes the test and really cheap black market stuff.

The industry will soon be  completely dominated by big business who  have no historical experience or interest in cannabis but can afford the very expensive controlled climate conditions to grow it and access to law makers to write rules to suit them. 

 

Perfect ...... who needs some black market manuka ?

[flash4cash 262]

53 minutes ago, jamesc said:

Perfect ...... who needs some black market manuka ?

Does it come with free pollen? 

[flash4cash 262]

I thought that exporters had a 6 months grace to export Manuka under the old standard.  So by the release date by MPI of mid December 2017 will cover this seasons crop to be extracted and sold. 

[Philbee 4,675]

4 hours ago, kaihoka said:

or i could just read investment magazines.

honestly they are full of invest in cannabis futures now.

its the same old story.

it was tulips once.

Nup

You have been profiled.
Your overall approach fits with that of a grown up Hippy

[kaihoka 2,976]

27 minutes ago, Philbee said:

Nup

You have been profiled.
Your overall approach fits with that of a grown up Hippy

Well the old bit is right .

I pleased you have added the grown up bit too.

[Trevor Gillbanks 6,847]

29 minutes ago, Philbee said:

Nup

You have been profiled.
Your overall approach fits with that of a grown up Hippy

Agreed.  And a Labour hippy at that

[kaihoka 2,976]

52 minutes ago, Trevor Gillbanks said:

Agreed.  And a Labour hippy at that

[black bee 39]

LOL @Trevor Gillbanks

21 hours ago, Trevor Gillbanks said:

Yes,  Just a stupid as Carbon Credits.

if you think stopping silly farmers tearing up marginal farmland where they have like 5 cows on hillside or paying someone not to destroy beautiful native bush is stupid then yea LOL.

[Gabor 341]

On 1/4/2018 at 12:39 PM, Hector Wong said:

Just like buying bitcoins. 

 

buying might not be a good idea but selling them is

covered part of the bathroom renovation by btc trade a few weeks back. btc trade felt like a victimless crime, very intersting. 

Although I processed all my btc positions and stopped making new ones. Maybe I should invest in manuka seeds...

[jamesc 4,928]

On 1/5/2018 at 8:55 AM, black bee said:

LOL @Trevor Gillbanks

if you think stopping silly farmers tearing up marginal farmland where they have like 5 cows on hillside or paying someone not to destroy beautiful native bush is stupid then yea LOL.

probably best not to call farmers silly or you won't have any bee sites .....

[black bee 39]

good point

[Maru Hoani 650]

Has anybody come up with a price per hive or a percentage. I'm going to a meeting at the end of the month and am going to tell the owner no more than 20% that's the maximum I think I'm willing to go

[M4tt 4,941]

5 hours ago, Maru Hoani said:

Has anybody come up with a price per hive or a percentage. I'm going to a meeting at the end of the month and am going to tell the owner no more than 20% that's the maximum I think I'm willing to go

20% of what ? The profit or the honey value 

[Maru Hoani 650]

This year it was 25% of total crop but I'm going to lower to 20% or its not worth doing

[jamesc 4,928]

6 minutes ago, Maru Hoani said:

This year it was 25% of total crop but I'm going to lower to 20% or its not worth doing

Maru .... I thought you had the good stuff up there .... the medical that ensures eternal life ?

[M4tt 4,941]

14 hours ago, Maru Hoani said:

This year it was 25% of total crop but I'm going to lower to 20% or its not worth doing

It sounds to me like someone is doing very well out of your hard work 

[Kiwifruiter 605]

1 hour ago, M4tt said:

It sounds to me like someone is doing very well out of your hard work 

They say 'junk expands to fill the avalible space' Maby here its 'cists expand to fill the avalible profit'?

[Maru Hoani 650]

On 1/24/2018 at 10:28 PM, jamesc said:

Maru .... I thought you had the good stuff up there .... the medical that ensures eternal life ?

If the profit isn't shared equally then you aren't equals whether its $1000 or 50,000. Some people just want more every year until something gives

[Stoney 1,584]

It's that vicious cycle... they want more hives on their farm so you give them more... which means expansion, coz everyone wants more.. then you meet them in the yard and get the old classic "jeez you guys are getting big now, and look at those new 4x4 Isuzu 550s with cranes, you beggars must be doing well outta it" 

without new reliable gear in some of the rough spots we go we'd be in trouble and if we don't at least appear to try to squeeze a few more hives in then someone else could get the nod next season... and on and on chasin ya tail. 

 

[yesbut 6,233]

8 hours ago, Maru Hoani said:

Some people just want more every year until something gives

It'd be a more accurate statement if you replaced "some" with "most" !