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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 10744" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I can wire 60 frames an hour as long as I don't get any interruptions but you have to apply yourself to it. 50 frames is a lot more doable.</p><p>That is of course doing four wires in full depth frames. I caught up with a friend at the farmers market a couple weeks ago. In his youth he could do 81 frames an hour but that was three wires in full depth frames.</p><p>When we were young we used to do it all contract and you could earn a lot more than your normal hourly rate. I could also staple about 200 frames an hour . When we got our first house the interest rates on the mortgage went up to 23% and I used to work bees all day and then contract wire frames in the evening while watching television.</p><p>Nowadays I just fall asleep watching television.</p><p></p><p>Interesting calculator. Maf people in those days were knowledgeable and helpful about beekeeping. MPI people these days with a couple of notable exceptions are lacking in beekeeping knowledge and seem to go out of their way to be unhelpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 10744, member: 207"] I can wire 60 frames an hour as long as I don't get any interruptions but you have to apply yourself to it. 50 frames is a lot more doable. That is of course doing four wires in full depth frames. I caught up with a friend at the farmers market a couple weeks ago. In his youth he could do 81 frames an hour but that was three wires in full depth frames. When we were young we used to do it all contract and you could earn a lot more than your normal hourly rate. I could also staple about 200 frames an hour . When we got our first house the interest rates on the mortgage went up to 23% and I used to work bees all day and then contract wire frames in the evening while watching television. Nowadays I just fall asleep watching television. Interesting calculator. Maf people in those days were knowledgeable and helpful about beekeeping. MPI people these days with a couple of notable exceptions are lacking in beekeeping knowledge and seem to go out of their way to be unhelpful. [/QUOTE]
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