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I sold a container of honeycomb to a friend a few weeks ago, and today she told me “It was gone in a day”. What a compliment! Comments like these make me want to expand my operation by about 4x. It’s a big decision, though, because it takes time and energy. And I’m still learning.
Some days I want to give up the idea of selling honey and keep it all for myself – yes, I’m greedy that way – and some days I want to get a few more hives so I have more to sell to all the people who want to buy more when they finish the first container they bought. Because I’m all sold out. Already. I was almost sold out before I even harvested my second batch this season.
It’s hard to make a living beekeeping. Selling honey, for me, is a way to offset some of the costs of a very expensive hobby. If I wanted to make a living I’d probably need a thousand hives and some hired help.
I can’t give up the bees, though. They are amazing.
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