Bee Wise Farms is home to beekeeping expert and author, Dr. Adam Ingrao, who offers consulting for beekeepers at the farm, or he will travel to you to help you with your beekeeping issues ($0.63/mile with a 2 hour minimum consultation). Consultations rates follow:
- Individual beekeepers (hobby scale 0-50 hives) = $50/hr
- Individual beekeepers (sideliner scale 51-300 hives) = $100/hr
- Individual beekeepers (commercial scale 301 - 10,000+) = $150/hr
- Nonprofits = $150/hr
- Educational Institutions/Federal/State/Local Agencies = $250/hr
- Corporate = $500/hr
- Hive inspections
- Hive handling
- Equipment building
- Troubleshooting
- Pest and pathogen diagnosis and treatment options
- Mite management
- Developing an integrated mite management program
- Business development
- Program development
Timeline for consultations: Please note that our consultation services are in high demand. We will try our best to accommodate your needs as quickly as possible but consultations may need to be scheduled weeks in advance depending on our current client workload.
To schedule a consultation email beewisefarms@gmail.com for more information.