For many of us making some extra
money on a regular basis can make a big difference in our everyday
lives. Aside from simply enjoying the benefits of having your own honey
supply, there are a number of ways to make money by keeping honey bees.
Here are a few ways for you to earn some extra income via keeping honey bees:
Other opportunities are:
1. Selling your excess honey from your home or at small local stores. You can get a higher price then what it is sold for in your nearby supermarket because it is locally produced honey. Many people believe that eating local honey is very helpful to reducing the negative effects of allergies as it has minute particles of pollen in it from flowers in the area.
2. Excess beeswax can be used to make candles. Package them attractively wrapped by the pair with an attractive ribbon. These can be sold to friends and neighbors or through a local store.
1. Selling your excess honey from your home or at small local stores. You can get a higher price then what it is sold for in your nearby supermarket because it is locally produced honey. Many people believe that eating local honey is very helpful to reducing the negative effects of allergies as it has minute particles of pollen in it from flowers in the area.
2. Excess beeswax can be used to make candles. Package them attractively wrapped by the pair with an attractive ribbon. These can be sold to friends and neighbors or through a local store.
3. Recipes are available on the internet for making your own lip
balm using beeswax and a couple of other easily obtainable
ingredients. Check here for a supplier of a variety of containers for lip balm and hand lotion.
Be sure to watch the video for how to easily package your lip balm.
Wander about their site and you can also find some neat containers for
candles as well.
4. You can melt beeswax and make small
bars of pure beeswax. Some people just like the feel and smell of the
beeswax but it also can be used as a lubricant for the bottom rails of
bureau drawers. You can buy small molds and use these to make any
number of beeswax knickknacks.
5. Some people collect pollen from the bees to sell in jars as a health food. The equipment to do this is available at any number of beekeeping equipment supply companies.
6. Another big opportunity, if you are so inclined is to make yourself available to deal with swarms of bees. You let the local police in your town and adjacent towns know that they can give your phone number out whenever they get a call from a local citizen about a swarm being in a tree or bush on their property. Collect a healthy swarm and bring it home to start a new beehive relatively free of cost.
5. Some people collect pollen from the bees to sell in jars as a health food. The equipment to do this is available at any number of beekeeping equipment supply companies.
6. Another big opportunity, if you are so inclined is to make yourself available to deal with swarms of bees. You let the local police in your town and adjacent towns know that they can give your phone number out whenever they get a call from a local citizen about a swarm being in a tree or bush on their property. Collect a healthy swarm and bring it home to start a new beehive relatively free of cost.
7. There is also the opportunity presented by raising, packaging and selling Queen Bees.
8. If you have some good carpentry skills
you can become available to remove honey bees from inside walls and
ceilings in homes and other buildings. Pest control companies charge a
good fee for this service.
9. If you eventually build up to having a few extra hives you
can rent them locally to anyone growing one of the crops that are
pollinated by honey bees, such as blueberries, apples or other fruits.
Of course there are other opportunities that I have not tackled that you can explore try them out and you will earn that extra income.
The trick is to start out small and if you make a good product and market it effectively amongst your friends as word of mouth will bring more business your way. In the meantime you will be learning how to properly operate your small business. It can be fun to exercise your creativity and marketing skills and most importantly to start bringing in some extra money !
