Should I buy this beehive for honey profit? I really like bees
>>2876336bee's are very cheap to keep after initial investment. mine swarm at least 5 times a year and i catch the swarms in a new hive box and sell the functional hive for $400 which is a good deal. retail costs>hive box $150>swarm of bees $200i build my own boxes for about $80 and the bees are free so i make a decent profit
>>2876354Pretty impressive but colony collapse is a real thing.I wouldnt run a hive anywhere near induclstrial scale farming.But theyre fun and easy to maintain.And the price of honey is absurd now. So much so that I cant enjoy it like when I was a kid so it's definitely worth tje effort if its something tou can do.
>>2876484then,,,,
>>2876336This is not for profit. It is designed for the lazy left wing neoliberals. To try have a bee hive on their multimillionaire cozy house on remote location with star lknk connection.No one from beekeepers use this.
>>2876370The honey is pure fructose. Way worst than sugar. Sugar is half glucose half fructose.Thr fructose is thr bad thing. I have never liked honey - too sweet, but I love sugar.There is a reason why beekeepers do not eat much from it.The honey is the poison for the masses.The fructose metabolizes the same as alcohol.
>>2876354How hard is it to get one box populated I thought about buying wood to make a box next year and buy a queen online.>>2876510Honey contains a lot of benefitial substances and its about how much you take. Best use it as sweetener.
>>2876530i initially tried to catch a swarm, i bought the scent lure and everything but it didnt work so i had to buy the bees. now i set an empty hive beside the full hive and eventually they move in when the population of the first hive is too big. bees swarm mainly in spring. you could probably catch a hive if you have some beekeepers near you. the courts have already ruled that catching your bees from your neighbors hive is not theft. fwiw
>>2876354I've been wanting to do beekeeping for several years now and haven't pulled the trigger. Seems like there's so many things that can go wrong and set you back most of your investment. Have you ever had problems with mites? Racoons/bears?
>>2876336>for profityoull probably have to keep bees for the next 30 years to recoup the cost of this thing
>>2876544i was worried about that stuff too but after alot of stress they seemed fine. they just kinda do their thing and i get the honey every couple months. i ratchet strapped it down to keep raccoons out and havent had a problem. everything went pretty good and its pretty turnkey once you get it going. it really helped my garden alot. try to find a beekeeper in your area or join a beekeeping club. they now how to do and where to get everything. i actually dont know if my bees are doing good or not all i know is there are alot of them and they are making honey so i assume they are doing good.
