Potential business startup

[Hedgerow Honey]

Come & spend a week with me, it will put you off the life, or convince you otherwise?.
I suffer terribly during June, always seems to be the darkest month when I get the biggest self doubt, I enjoy the winter in the workshop preparing for the next season.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Come & spend a week with me, it will put you off the life, or convince you otherwise?.
I suffer terribly during June, always seems to be the darkest month when I get the biggest self doubt, I enjoy the winter in the workshop preparing for the next season.

Great idea.
I remember JBM doing the same with another commercial beekeeper. It didn’t put him off though

 

[Erichalfbee]

You are an electronic beekeeper bot thing and have no experience whatsoever, so clear off and don't come back.

Missed that but fixed now.

 

[ericbeaumont]

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Starting with 15 hives sounds like a solid plan

I thought I'd made it quite clear that your soporific blather is not wanted, but though you persist, we have the means to rid us of your creeping and slithering.

 

[Ely]

Yeh! Get lost HAL!

 

[Sutty]

Interesting it joined in December. What is the driver for these things?

 

[madasafish]

Can you do woodwork?
If no, you need to. You can diy and make a lot of your own equipment BUT you need skills to do so.

Have you enough money to live on whilst spending money on equipment?
If no, forget it.

Have you ever been stung by honey bees? If no, you cannot be serious.

Three "nos" and you are having a laugh. Two "nos" and forget it. One "no" and you are will fail.

Finally: have you a Business Plan? If No then your are a dreamer.
If you don't know what that is, you will fail.

 

[Newbeeneil]

The OP has not been on since Tuesday so I presume he’s taken the hint.

 

[Erichalfbee]

The OP has not been on since Tuesday so I presume he’s taken the hint.

No. There has been an admin mix up. It’s hopefully being sorted

 

[ericbeaumont]

he’s taken the hint

They? It?

 

[sipa]

If you are thinking a beekeeping business is going to support minimum two people (families ?) Don't do it, unless you have at least 100K to invest, a lot of experience and a love of hard work for an uncertain outcome.
Do a proper business plan, budgets, cashflows then double your costs and halve your income projections. If you still show a positive return you may just stand a chance of making a return.

 

[Welshy]

The best way to make a small fortune in low-numbers beekeeping is........... start with a large fortune!

I'd find other work, start beekeeping as a hobby with 2 or 3 hives, learn a lot, and if you're still interested in a few years think about converting it to a business then.

I agree with this comment, our lack of knowledge meant that we lost all our first colonies. There is a lot more to learn than we realised. Still learning..