houndawg wrote:Great if you're hiring!Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:
Sure...why not!
Then we can have 70-80% of people waiting for their gov assistance checks while the working class keeps shrinking....
In general, most employers hire based on demand, not taxes. In your case with the bees dying everywhere and the price of honey in the super market, your demand should be going up.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:I was thinking on adding 2 people to my small business but I am going to take a wait and see attitude now with my taxes going up.
Interesting, I've been thinking about putting some on our land. Any advice?Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:houndawg wrote:
Great if you're hiring!
I have a hard time finding anyone to work in my profession: honey bees
Wow, $100 per pizza...that's a tidy little write off...UNHWildCats wrote:How's this one. Papa John's announced yesterday it would cut hours on all it's employees to ensure none are working more than 30 hours a week so they arent eligible for healthcare coverage through the company... Yet over the summer the CEO of Papa John's announced to shareholders they would increase pizza prices by 14 cents each to cover the additional costs of healthcare for its employees.
So either they decided against the 14 cent plan or they are going to increase prices and pocket the money? And if they decided to cut hours instead of raising prices why? Most people I'm sure would have no problem paying an extra 14 cents and those that would object are the pricks that never tip anyway so **** them.
All this on top of the fact that this fall the CEO has appeared in commercials with Payton Manning promoting the giving away of over$200 million in profits through the giving away of 2 million pizzas.
Free pizzas to football fans good. Taking care of the people who make and deliver those pizzas bad!
**** PAPA JOHNS!
Support local businesses!
I'll do it. Let's talk.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:houndawg wrote:
Great if you're hiring!
I have a hard time finding anyone to work in my profession: honey bees
OK, so I gave an extra zero, sue me :phoundawg wrote:Wow, $100 per pizza...that's a tidy little write off...UNHWildCats wrote:How's this one. Papa John's announced yesterday it would cut hours on all it's employees to ensure none are working more than 30 hours a week so they arent eligible for healthcare coverage through the company... Yet over the summer the CEO of Papa John's announced to shareholders they would increase pizza prices by 14 cents each to cover the additional costs of healthcare for its employees.
So either they decided against the 14 cent plan or they are going to increase prices and pocket the money? And if they decided to cut hours instead of raising prices why? Most people I'm sure would have no problem paying an extra 14 cents and those that would object are the pricks that never tip anyway so **** them.
All this on top of the fact that this fall the CEO has appeared in commercials with Payton Manning promoting the giving away of over$200 million in profits through the giving away of 2 million pizzas.
Free pizzas to football fans good. Taking care of the people who make and deliver those pizzas bad!
**** PAPA JOHNS!
Support local businesses!
kalm wrote:In general, most employers hire based on demand, not taxes. In your case with the bees dying everywhere and the price of honey in the super market, your demand should be going up.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:I was thinking on adding 2 people to my small business but I am going to take a wait and see attitude now with my taxes going up.
houndawg wrote:Interesting, I've been thinking about putting some on our land. Any advice?Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:
I have a hard time finding anyone to work in my profession: honey bees
D1B wrote:I'll do it. Let's talk.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:
I have a hard time finding anyone to work in my profession: honey bees
Throw in free cheesecake and you've got yourself a deal.Cap'n Cat wrote:Cap'n Cat's hiring.
I need two Supervisors. Pay is $50K to $65K based on experience. Premium desserts business. Semi-rural MN. Degree helps. Food exp helps, but is not necessary. Some leadership experience. If you don't got it, I'll teach you. Good bennies, bonus. PM me, I'll try to help you out, Conk OR Donk.
Well no wonder you can't get Americans to do it.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:D1B wrote:
I'll do it. Let's talk.
Tough physical work it is. A lot of heavy lifting and long hours. Your welcome to come check out my operation....Jan- April in SE TX and NW MN the rest of the year.
My rule for visitors is if you stay longer than 2 days then you start working....
Will do.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:kalm wrote:
In general, most employers hire based on demand, not taxes. In your case with the bees dying everywhere and the price of honey in the super market, your demand should be going up.
The US consumes over 400 million lbs of honey but the domestic beekeeper only produces around 150 million in a given year. Over half of our honey is imported. That 12 oz honey bear that is $3.80 (here in MN) has only $1.50 worth of honey in it....a lot of 'middle men' taking a cut up to the supermarket.
Buy honey from your local beekeeper, most honey in the stores is blended with foreign honey.
Eating local honey is good for people with allergies. Or something g like thatBison Fan in NW MN wrote:houndawg wrote:
Interesting, I've been thinking about putting some on our land. Any advice?
Call a local beekeeper and ask if he would want to put bees on your land. Granted, depending on the # of hives he wants to put on your land, you need to have adequate acreage for him to put them. Plus having a 'floral source' within flying distance of the bees (3-4 miles). This could include a lot of different things. Here in NW MN, the main nectar sources are sweet clover, alfalfa, canola, sunflowers and basswood trees. Most beekeepers, including myself, give honey to the landowner for letting them put bees on their land. Some guys give money but most landowners I work with want the honey, esp when it comes from their land. I think I have had only 1 or 2 people tell me NO when I have asked them to put bees on their land......Midwest nice I guess...
Beekeeping is pretty cool and interesting. I pollinate almond trees in CA in Feb and March and then I am in SE TX the rest of the winter 'splitting bees' or making new hives. Then back up to MN/ND for the summer.
I do not know which area of the country you live in but I'm sure there is some beekeeper close by if you really want them on your land. It is easier here in MN/ND with the CRP program...but a lot of CRP is coming out because cash rent is getting so lucrative.
Good luck....
I live close to where the Mississippi river meets the Ohio River, I'll bet you pass fairly close to here....Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:D1B wrote:
I'll do it. Let's talk.
Tough physical work it is. A lot of heavy lifting and long hours. Your welcome to come check out my operation....Jan- April in SE TX and NW MN the rest of the year.
My rule for visitors is if you stay longer than 2 days then you start working....
No, that that part of Ill. I went to grad school in Charleston though....houndawg wrote:I live close to where the Mississippi river meets the Ohio River, I'll bet you pass fairly close to here....Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:
Tough physical work it is. A lot of heavy lifting and long hours. Your welcome to come check out my operation....Jan- April in SE TX and NW MN the rest of the year.
My rule for visitors is if you stay longer than 2 days then you start working....
Out of curiosity, is there a graduate program specifically geared toward raising honey bees?Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:No, that that part of Ill. I went to grad school in Charleston though....houndawg wrote:
I live close to where the Mississippi river meets the Ohio River, I'll bet you pass fairly close to here....
Probably have to do some research and find a beekeeper close to you if you want bees on your land.
Grizalltheway wrote:Out of curiosity, is there a graduate program specifically geared toward raising honey bees?Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:
No, that that part of Ill. I went to grad school in Charleston though....
Probably have to do some research and find a beekeeper close to you if you want bees on your land.
Definitely a big honey fan...a neighbor of ours growing up kept a few hives on land near the neighborhood and we'd always get it from him.Bison Fan in NW MN wrote:Grizalltheway wrote:
Out of curiosity, is there a graduate program specifically geared toward raising honey bees?
Usually entomology degees and people specialize in bees if there is a researcher that specializes in honey bees. U of Minn has honey bee research. USDA also has honey bee research stations.
Most beekeepers are just ave guys that just love working with bees. I love it. My grad degree was in Exercise Physiology...and I'm a beekeeper....
Eat honey...It is nature's perfect food. It will never go bad. It will granulate but will never rot. It has a low pH level (acidic) and low moisture content so bacteria cannot grow. Honey found in Egyptian tombs was heated back to liquid form and eaten.
IMO, the 'fountain of youth' is exercise and honey....
Makes great mead too! And is the best priming agent for beer and cider.Grizalltheway wrote:
Definitely a big honey fan...a neighbor of ours growing up kept a few hives on land near the neighborhood and we'd always get it from him.
