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Are you planning to buy bees for honey and you wondering where to get them? Well, to get started in beekeeping, the first step is to acquire some honey bees. Buying honey bees can be quite a challenges for a new beekeeper than an experienced person.

You can either chose to source for your bees locally or internationally depending on the type of bees you want to keep and what benefit you want to get from them. The rewards of beekeeping extend far beyond just honey since they provide excellent health supplements.

There are three various types of bees in every colony; the queen, workers, and drones.

Let me take you through some step by step method on how to buy honey bees.Continue Reading

When you plan to start a business on beekeeping, the first thing in your mind to think about should be beekeeping equipment. Every beekeeper ought to have various essential tools for beehive management.

This equipment depends on the size of your operation, colonies of bees to keep and the type of honey you intend to produce.

There is a whole list of beekeeping equipment available like a beehive, protective gear, smoker, bee gloves, beekeeping brush, frames, and queen chamber among other components but you only require few of them to get started.

Having said that, let find out the essential beekeeping equipment list.Continue Reading

Can you make money from selling honey? The answer is yes depending on a variety of factors to put into considerations; such as the type of honey bees you’ve kept, geographic location, weather, temperature, pests, local flora, and among others.

Honey is considered five times more expensive than oil and its demand, is very high not only in Africa but globally. The price of honey ranges from $6 to $9 for a kilo locally while internationally, it retails from $15 to $20.

Let’s find out how you can make money from selling honey and honey products…

Honey

Honey is the most popular bee product and an excellent source of income for beekeepers. Its currently in high demand both locally and internationally. You can make good cash by selling your honey from home to your consumers within your area especially if you present it in clean and unspoiled condition. An example of this is people in New Zealand makes money selling manuka honey to people in their country and in other countries.Continue Reading