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[sixty_reeefee]

Am new on here been looking at keeping bees in one of my properties but still looking for some more info, am probably 2 season away from starting my own, the goal is to have about 50 plus hives but am just wondering what do you do to all that honey?


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[madasafish]

Am new on here been looking at keeping bees in one of my properties but still looking for some more info, am probably 2 season away from starting my own, the goal is to have about 50 plus hives but am just wondering what do you do to all that honey?


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I sold over 200lbs of my own and other's honey. I could have sold more. Talks to WI, OAP groups, sign outside house, word of mouth. Word gets round.

 

[sixty_reeefee]

I sold over 200lbs of my own and other's honey. I could have sold more. Talks to WI, OAP groups, sign outside house, word of mouth. Word gets round.

Thanks, That’s good to know as am rubbish at moving goods, last time I did it I was in Portugal and everything is way different in here, is there places were they will take it wholesale?


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[madasafish]

Thanks, That’s good to know as am rubbish at moving goods, last time I did it I was in Portugal and everything is way different in here, is there places were they will take it wholesale?


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Try health food shops.. Labelling is VITAL - both to comply with the law and to have an attractive looking product..

 

[enrico]

Have you ever kept bees? My advice ....... Try with two!!!!!
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[sixty_reeefee]

Try health food shops.. Labelling is VITAL - both to comply with the law and to have an attractive looking product..

Thanks, I do need a lot of research yet in respect to the uk law not just in selling but also in keeping bees insurance etc..

Have you ever kept bees? My advice ....... Try with two!!!!!
E

No I never kept bees myself, my dad used to have a decent sized farm back in the days and I used to help him with the farm, this was twenty odd years now. The farm was created around organic farming and bees was just something we used to have by the time he sold the farm he had about 30 colony’s all started with just 2 hives. I’d like to start something similar to him as I love the lifestyle and nature, we all have to start somewhere and thought honey bees could be it for me in my head I thought I keep my next year researching and probably attend a few courses ( the reason as I joined this forum as I will be up to date to oncoming events etc..) then the year after probably get my first nuc and see we’re I go from that.




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[madasafish]

Thanks, I do need a lot of research yet in respect to the uk law not just in selling but also in keeping bees insurance etc..




No I never kept bees myself, my dad used to have a decent sized farm back in the days and I used to help him with the farm, this was twenty odd years now. The farm was created around organic farming and bees was just something we used to have by the time he sold the farm he had about 30 colony’s all started with just 2 hives. I’d like to start something similar to him as I love the lifestyle and nature, we all have to start somewhere and thought honey bees could be it for me in my head I thought I keep my next year researching and probably attend a few courses ( the reason as I joined this forum as I will be up to date to oncoming events etc..) then the year after probably get my first nuc and see we’re I go from that.




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You will find the major suppliers who offer labels have a list of requirements. So go to Thornes or Maisiemore (for example) on-line and read...

 

[drex]

Start small and see how you get on, and then if you like it you can build up the number of hives. Have a look on you tube, searching for " national honey show 2017" .
Three videos in particular may be of interest with the ambitions you mention
Beekeeping as a profitable sideline
The beekeeping ladder
Honey marketing
By word of mouth I never have any problems selling 3-400 lbs of honey each year. You get a much better price selling by the jar than by the bucket or drum.

 

[sixty_reeefee]

Start small and see how you get on, and then if you like it you can build up the number of hives. Have a look on you tube, searching for " national honey show 2017" .
Three videos in particular may be of interest with the ambitions you mention
Beekeeping as a profitable sideline
The beekeeping ladder
Honey marketing
By word of mouth I never have any problems selling 3-400 lbs of honey each year. You get a much better price selling by the jar than by the bucket or drum.

That’s exactly the kinda vid I need informative and up to date thank you all for the help it’s been appreciated


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[Amari]

Thanks, I do need a lot of research yet in respect to the uk law not just in selling but also in keeping bees insurance etc..




No I never kept bees myself, my dad used to have a decent sized farm back in the days and I used to help him with the farm, this was twenty odd years now. The farm was created around organic farming and bees was just something we used to have by the time he sold the farm he had about 30 colony’s all started with just 2 hives. I’d like to start something similar to him as I love the lifestyle and nature, we all have to start somewhere and thought honey bees could be it for me in my head I thought I keep my next year researching and probably attend a few courses ( the reason as I joined this forum as I will be up to date to oncoming events etc..) then the year after probably get my first nuc and see we’re I go from that.
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Not probably but essential to attend a beginners' course to learn the theory before getting your first hive - IMHO.
Selling honey: see my avatar: sales box on the roadside verge, money down the drain pipe through hedge into a chamber pot.

 

[phil edwards]

Can anyone recommend we're I can find those videos to watch cheers phil

 

[alldigging]

Start small and see how you get on, and then if you like it you can build up the number of hives. Have a look on you tube, searching for " national honey show 2017" .
Three videos in particular may be of interest with the ambitions you mention
Beekeeping as a profitable sideline
The beekeeping ladder
Honey marketing
By word of mouth I never have any problems selling 3-400 lbs of honey each year. You get a much better price selling by the jar than by the bucket or drum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGDD3i0rv4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcLDyctW-wI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3QA5zj3jb8

 

[MartinL]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGDD3i0rv4

"Profitable side-line"? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

180 Lbs of honey? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

He's quite a salesman.

 

[phil edwards]

Cheers nice one

 

[B+.]

Selling honey: see my avatar: sales box on the roadside verge, money down the drain pipe through hedge into a chamber pot.

You could direct the pipe into the top of a honey bucket so paper money stays dry

 

[Millet]

Cheers nice one

Check out this fellows videos on the tube he knows what he is doing and explains everything brilliantly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hEvNoFi9Q4

 

[Poly Hive]

I endorse that as I used (with permission) some of them for my evening class.

PH

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

"Profitable side-line"? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

180 Lbs of honey? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

He's quite a salesman.

I went to his talk in the spring convention a few years ago - absolute rubbish, bloke was living in cloud cuckoo land

 

[phil edwards]

Good videos cheers

 

[Popparand]

You could direct the pipe into the top of a honey bucket so paper money stays dry

Doesn't the paper money stick to he sides of the drain pipe?