Thieves win. Nearly every time.
Super-short version: Our crane for moving hives was stolen!!!
Short Version: Loaned our bee truck to the neighbor and the crane we use to move hives was stolen out of it while parked out front of Enterprise in the Valley. Insurance won’t even begin cover it. New ones are $6200 with tax and freight. Used ones rarely come up. We need a crane by April! AHHHHHH! Neighbor trying to make it right.
Long Version: Tried to help a neighbor out that had vehicle trouble. It’s what neighbors do! They had used the truck before with no issues. A week later the neighbor drove to Enterprise to rent a vehicle and left it parked there overnight. (NOT WHAT I WOULD HAVE ADVISED!) Video surveillance shows 3 men in a truck come steal our bed mounted crane out of the truck a little after 8pm on a Sunday in January.
Insurance company is calling it personal property with a capped value at $1,000 minus the $500 deductible. The neighbor is determined to make it right, but new cranes are $6,200 and used ones rarely show up. Not good.
So. Here we are. Without crane. Hives need to move in April. Tick Tock!
Cannot afford to replace it with a new one. Used ones are super rare.
Still looking and hoping for a used one to pop up.
Not going to do a Go Fund Me campaign, though it’s tempting.
Please let us know if you have any leads on an Auto Crane part # 370871000 EC-2 Powered Rotation. 5 foot or 5 to 7 foot manual extension.
Thank you for your continued support as we try to bring you hyper-local hobbyist grade raw honey.
There is a police report filed and we could easily identify our crane given the opportunity. We would love to see justice done of course, but it’s just stuff. DO NOT put yourself in danger should you see something suspect. It’s not worth it.
Blessings,
Good to Know Honey Farm