Extractor set up in the beeyard to extract out a honeybound hive. A beekeeper e-mailed me about not being able to split due to his hive was honey bound. Plugged with honey and no place for the queen to lay. This presents the problem that the hive will decline and the nectar flow will be a bust. The colony had a good population but not much brood. I suggested that he extract out the frames to give the queen a place to lay.
How much does a medical assistant make? Medical assistants perform both administrative and clinical duties throughout their days. Typically, medical assistants will take patients' vital signs, schedule appointments, assist doctors during patient examinations, and record patients' medical and personal information.
Overall Medical Assistant Salaries. As of May 2011, the median annual salary for all medical assistants was $30,170, or $14.51 per hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest-paid10 percent of medical assistants earned $20,880 or less per year, and the highest-paid 10 percent earned $40,810 or more.