AAHHH!!! THE BEES

Negligible, and it takes a lot of effort for those poor returns

There's a reason most beekeepers only do it as a hobby

You might be able to get paid to do it by environmental organizations or the government.

>>1471492
the real money is in yellow jacket honey

yellow jackets eat meat, their honey contains supplements and gives sick gains

>>1471492
depends what u love OP its not for everybody but if ur doing something like that it must mean uc are about people and have a big heart.... help u8rself op!!!!!!

>>1471562
Yellow jackets and hornets don't produce honey.

>>1471562
/biz/ never fails me.

>>1471492
I got my hives at the begining of the year I enjoy it. Had a lot of problems at the start due to who I bought the bees from. But a wise man once said if you want to make 2 million dollars in beekeeping you need to spend 1 million. It takes a long time but if you enjoy it and make 500 dollars a year then go for it

>>1471690
But I have 3 hives now and at the start I spent around 1500. The crap is supper expensive

>>1471648
They produce a small amount of "hornet honey" for their young. It tastes exactly like honey.

>>1471492
check out the film "More than Honey". it's on netflix or 3.99 on youtube. i watched it on netflix and it was in english...

watch this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_IRrBeu-0

this guy says he has 4000 hives at $150/hive in one almond grower's orchard. i think he says he owns a total of about 1/3 of all the honey bees in north america and he trucks his bees around the US following pollination requirements

>>1471492
You can make a fair bit depending on your area.

The money here is not in honey, it's in the bees themselves. Sell nucs or packages locally to hobbyists. Unless you are going to go crazy big honey is a waste of time.

The plus is you can easily do this as a side if you have some land and reasonable carpentry skills. If you have to buy anything more than frames you will never turn a profit.