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Aug 25, 2016
6:54:42am

Acorn All-American

You don't go into beekeeping to make money

Honey sales make a small dent and reduce the cost of your hobby.

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Acorn

Bio page: Acorn
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Last login: May 3, 2024
Total posts: 18,666 (2,186 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

Harvested my honey - 49 pounds (video link)

Acorn

8/25/16 6:24am

Awesome! How much did you sell it for? What was the ROI per pound?

Tim

8/25/16 6:37am

You don't go into beekeeping to make money

Acorn

8/25/16 6:54am

I get that. Legitimately curious about the cost of the hobby, though.

Tim

8/25/16 7:03am

Here is a quick breakdown:

Acorn

8/25/16 7:26am

How do you catch a swarm?

WJCougar

8/25/16 7:45am

Here are two short videos of swarm catches. So fun.

Acorn

8/25/16 7:53am

Looks like a lot of fun....thanks for sharing

WJCougar

8/25/16 8:03am

Thank goodness for people like you. That would freak me out.

KingDave

8/25/16 8:15am

I got popped once on the eyebrow. It definitely hurts.

Acorn

8/25/16 8:47am

To whom do you sell the honey?

EEcougar

8/25/16 7:49am

My wife just posted it on facebook and we had more demand

Acorn

8/25/16 7:57am

I had a friend in my last ward who is a beekeeper as well.

greatbam

8/25/16 8:11am

That is so cool! I'd love to do this!

Borg

8/25/16 6:55am

Very cool. Any thoughts on the Flow system?

JohnnyGJR

8/25/16 7:31am

I have seen it. I have reservations about it.

Acorn

8/25/16 7:40am

How different is the flavor from what you buy at the store?

buffgato

8/25/16 8:48am

Honey has different flavors depending upon the plant source. Clover as example.

8/25/16 9:47am

MMMMMMMM- Bee vomit

Coachhoward

8/25/16 11:35am

Thanks for posting these. It is really cool to see the process.

phageman

8/25/16 11:38am

We are going to make Lip Gloss with the Beeswax

Acorn

8/25/16 11:42am

So essentially you harvest maybe 35-50% of the honey?

Spine

8/25/16 11:52am

My hives are vertical, which means

Acorn

8/26/16 6:16pm

Yeah, I think I got it. So basically, the full deep is always there and you wait

Spine

8/28/16 5:42pm

what is the purpose of the wax cake at the end?

Team Cheese

8/25/16 11:58am

awesome

chazen

8/25/16 2:39pm

What do you attribute the extreme difference in color of wax cake too?

8/25/16 3:33pm

I have heard that wax cappings are the best thing to use for lip gloss and

Acorn

8/26/16 6:13pm

Do not refer to it as a hobby. You are running a business to make money period

Zaphod

8/25/16 7:04pm

Lol

8/25/16 11:57pm

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