Recent content by Hywel

Couldn't be truer. Farming has been my life since I was a kid and when I finally get this business plan done I'll finally be able to see the rainbow after the storm.

Well currently I teach chess in private schools, tutor in the evenings, rent out a premises, help my uncle on his farm and deliver pizzas on the weekend so I'm hoping that's enough to support my son's endeavours! At the moment is saving up for our kids Christmas presents though...sigh...

Thanks Pargyle, really helpful. I saw the hexagonal jars the other day at a show and thought it made the honey look really eye catching. Definitely an avenue to go down (I think). They also won the show but I'm guessing that took more than the shape of a jar!

There's a few areas down here I know we could target. Once, long ago, I sold free range pork and picked up loads of customers in a very short space of time. I think the semi-rural areas tend to like their free range/chemical free produce

I'm sure an idea will come along in my head - I'm usually a good lateral thinker. Hang on, why aren't I rich then...

Us farmers grumble about money? Whatever gave you that idea!

I think my first job will be to work out if there's a market and then on to costs in time and money etc

Cheers Anduril - I'll probably do some surveys/data collection to find out what the various people are into

Thanks wightbees - pretty much what I was thinking but its always valuable to have other people's opinions and thoughts. I'll probably be on here again when I'm doing my research for costs, advertising etc! I've been pondering how to find a niche and have come up with a few ideas but we'll have...

Cheer Poly Hive - Fair dues to my son he's doing a grand job and has some lovely labels printed. The jars do look very professional though we'll have to see how well they sell when we do some samples...

Cheers Enrico - a session of financial marketing will hopefully give me a better idea of the prices concerned!

Thanks MBC! I was thinking we'd have the best bet if we worked out some sort of niche. There might be more small shops around here that will sell it, I know one down the road that has offered to sell our produce, but I'm guessing selling simply as honey on the internet is pretty much out as...

Thank you Pargyle but I have the money to invest and I'm not looking to make a small fortune, just to replace part of my income. From a farming background I know full well that its very difficult to make a living from agricultural produce. My question was is there a market for honey.

The last thread was written quite some time ago. We've had quite a nice harvest since then, thanks to the work we've put in. Thank you for your advice but I'm more interested in whether there is a market.

Thanks Poly Hive. I'm asking more because there seems to be an ever increasing number of bee keepers (brilliant for the bees!) but does this mean that there's an ever dwindling market to sell honey to?