Building a Beekeeping Business: What Our Two Paths Really Cost Us

What does building a beekeeping business really cost you?

Gruffydd Rees of Gwenyn Gruffydd joins me for an honest conversation about making a living from bees. We started putting beekeeping videos online around the same time, then built businesses with very different demands.

Griff committed to a physical bee farm, honey production and beekeeping supplies. I moved towards queens, nucs and online education after failing to find the farm I wanted. We compare those choices and talk about the money, the risks and the work behind them.

We discuss why YouTube didn't sell the honey we expected, what the videos actually do for our businesses, and how we each fit filming around the bees. Griff explains his approach to diversification and employing people in-house. I share the pressure and expense of building the digital side of Black Mountain Honey.

Then we get into family life, working where you live and the fear of leaving a secure job. We finish with what we'd do differently if we were starting again.

If you've ever wondered whether you could turn your beekeeping into a business, this conversation gives you plenty to think about.

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