Book
In business with bees : how to expand, sell, and market honey bee products and services including pollination, bees and queens, beeswax, honey and more / Kim Flottum.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631594595 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 159 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. "Some of the content that appears in this book was originally published in Better Beekeeping (Quarry Books, 2011) by Kim Flottum"--Title page verso. "Proven strategies for making money with bees!"--Front cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Growing your operation -- What to sell-products made by bees -- What else to sell-services by bees and beekeepers -- Promotion -- Staying in business-or not. |
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| Subject: | Bee culture. Bees > Economic aspects. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 638.1 Flo | 31681010120038 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A step-by-step guide to turning a serious hobby into a part-time bee-keeping business with measurable results covers such topics as growing a honey crop, writing a business plan, writing a pollination contract and opening and stocking a store. Original. - Grand Central Pub
In Business with Bees is a step-by-step guide to turning a serious hobby into a part-time beekeeping business that is tailored to your goals and needs. - Grand Central Pub
Ready to take your beekeeping skills to the next level? In Business with Bees provides the answers you need.
This book takes serious beekeepers past the beginning stages and learning curves and offers practical, useful advice to move your passion into a part-time or full-time career with measurable results. This beekeeping business how-to guide offers all of the in-depth advice you need, in one place.- Writing a business plan
- Finding the best sources for funding
- Determining what your facilities will be and how to acquire them
- Getting and installing the right equipment
- Cooperating with other local businesses
- Stocking inventory and managing warehouse space
- Finding customers
- Raising and selling queens, packages, and nucs
- Expanding pollination, including contracts to protect you
- Making and selling peripheral products from wax, propolis, and honey
- Organizing teaching, speaking, and planning events
- Hiring and managing your growing team
- Promoting your business
- Measuring your success
