$41K/Month Selling Honey from His Garden?! 

Agree. Something doesn't add up.

Agree, I run 600 colonies and his math does not add up. This video is misleading. If you are thinking about getting rich quick on beekeeping, be careful because you will likely lose a lot of money.

@@mikleach How do you manage to run 600 colonies? Do you employ helpers? Beekeeping is one of the hardest farming and requires huge amount of knowledge.

There are no rules, the 60 colonies are just for show. Taking care of thousands of colonies would only eat up all his time. He let's you do that and he buys honey wholesale and focuses his efforts on selling at retail.

@@dogblackprincehoney very mechanized reducing labor wherever possible used seasonal help when needed 4 full time employees

Let me know when you've figured it out. Beats me too.

Honey, beeswax, bee pollen, propolis and royal jelly all the products from beekeeping. The gentleman also sells eggs from what I saw earlier.

Yeah, I think that is misleading in the title and I never heard 41k per month mentioned in the video and don't think it's anywhere near possible with just 62 hives. I'm at about the same number of hives and I'm nowhere near even the $150,000. Granted I'm still scaling so just because I have around 60-70 hives, doesn't mean they're all production hives yet. (Meaning not all hives are bringing in excess Honey yet). Location plays a lot too. I might get 50-60 pounds per hive average on a decent year. This year was horrible for Honey production and I'm only getting around 400-500 pounds total (still processing the Honey at the moment). There are other ways to make money in beekeeping as someone below already mentioned. You can sell Pollen, wax, propolis, royal jelly and even bees. (Queens, package bees and Nucs (nucleus colonies), as well as pollination services. I sell a few Nucs but I think I might hold off until I scale larger because I'm only selling around $2,000-$4,000 in bees per year when I could be putting those bees to work and grow my apiary. I'm still growing it, but just not as fast because of selling some of the bees off. There is good money in selling bees, but it's a lot easier to do when you've already hit your target number. Because at that point, every new colony made is excess and can be sold off without slowing down the business plan. The quicker you can get to a larger number of colonies, the quicker you're making better money. I did decide to stay steady this year though because last year I took a beating just trying to keep up. I went up to 75 colonies and wasn't ready for it. I didn't have my boxes built so I was constantly playing catch up through out the year. I also work a full time job (I just can't afford to quit no matter how much better it would help me run my bee business). I need to get to where I want to be first before I can quit. Trying to work full time and sell Honey any time I wasn't working, as well as building equipment, really took a toll on me. So 2024 was a year to hold steady and catch my balance so to speak. I'll plan to grow to 100-125 colonies next year. In my opinion, I won't be looking at decent money until I get to around 200-300 colonies.

@@TexasBeekeeper I think the grants and the line of funding through on the job training adds direct cash back into the business as well.

@@colinaamot Great point!

He doesn't factor in costs. Only states sales. He probably buys honey from Beeks.

@@Userxyz-z2dexactly. After watching this it looks like he buys barrels and white labels the honey.

Buys honey from other Beeks? He doesnt say what his expenses are. We think profit, Corps think gross sales.

@@Userxyz-z2dI agree as a commercial beekeeper and he lies about the floral sources he has in the Carolinas and buys a lot of honey and is really only in three grocery stores

After three years ! 😂 Huhuhu ! 😅

It's impossible to do in USA according to BeeFit girl. She has about 50 hives and has to work somewhere else to make a living. The guy maybe gets a lot of grants as a veteran.

Yah like verification of income & receipts. I think what hes doing is buying honey from other Beeks. So hes spending $248,000 to make $250,000, its the Corp nonsense.

I would say that this was misrepresented on income. 61 hives all 61 productive each super at 35 lbs max weight you would have to get 3 full supers per hive. That is only 6100 lbs of honey this would only be $54,000 gross income. Then stating a hive cost is $50 including frames again is not a realistic price. There is Bottle cost, label cost, labor cost. Honey is only 15% of a bee business. You have to split into Nucs and sell bee nucs and packages to reach these numbers. The income numbers vs cost numbers don't add up to the numbers expressed . They would have to be buying and processing honey from other sources as well , selling bees and again 100 nucs is only an income of 24,000. So to reach the numbers expressed there is much more going on that is not being told

That's funny.

😂😂

Oh my goodness 😂…

You're one of those people that starts rambling to a stranger about your life when literally no one cares 🤣

This is INSANE.

share the link fellow vet?

Yeah, that surprised me too! I would love to get my hands on a truck and a trailer for my scuba business...

I would like to get a link as well. Can't find it myself

I’m getting ready to retire from the service /21 years. I’m starting a farm, I seriously want that link too!!!

don't be, all the information you heard here is absolutely false, at least in terms of profits

Interesting idea. Thank you.

A contract means that he had the ability to fill the order,,, if not he won't last longe

So hes got to go spend $150,000 more to make the $250,000. He bot himself a job.

He is buying large quantum’s of honey and selling as his own and is taking advantage of being a veteran

How many hives they have To make that much money ?

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Why the bees didn't make?

@@dogblackprincehoneyI don’t know, I went out one day and all of them were just gone. I’d like to think they are somewhere they think is better and are happy.

@@HLTrizzay They can leave if they have a lot of ticks or frames are too old and dark or something else.

Change the spot of the hive 3 foot away. There are bad energy spots and the bees don't like them and leave.

The buzz is worse than a sting:)

Maybe consider exploring online platforms, farmers' markets, or local collaborations to get your product out there. Wishing you all the best in your journey! 🍯🐝

Thrilled to hear the episode was helpful for you! Have you considered consulting with a equipment specialist or maybe testing it out on a smaller scale first? Keep pushing forward with your biz-you've got this! 💪

Thanks for the awesome reco! 😉

Thank you for your advice I'm Mahmoud Bilal from Sudan but now I live in Saudi Arabia and I would like to contact with you

More like "Women-unfriendly Tyranny of Saudi Arabia". You guys got stuck in the medieval times.

Corks from Portugal are top-notch!

He is a liar nothing he says is based on facts wether it be the finances or how his business functions

Glad the video came at the right time for you. 🙌

Happy to bring in more guests like Jim! 🙌

​@@UpFlip what is the name of the government program that he bought his equipment through?

Good one 😅

Government handouts. Professional bullshitter. Wow he milks his ptds

@@calebdebele1223 he's a welfare queen hiding behind military service

Thank you so much for the love! Our guest was indeed fantastic-huge shoutout to him for sharing his insights and experiences! 🙌

We'll make sure they've got their electrolytes on standby next time! 😅

@@TheRealMcJack photo op. He has employees.

For sure! But also make sure you have a solid strategy, a financial cushion, and a clear vision for growth to make it work. 💪

@@rw9866 line up for handouts. Pretend you have ptds.

@@UpFlip 100% agree

Beekeeping is a farming and farming depeds on weather.

Is it really raw or just corn syrop?

@@dogblackprincehoney it’s raw honey

@@qldavis3005 11 dollars for 3 pounds raw honey?

People are not spending $20-40 per pound, guaranteed. Unless hes selling to the Govt lol

Raw honey is good for health, one can't buy cheap raw honey. If it's cheap it's probably catering honey.

Saturation and competition from bigger businesses can be tough. Sorry to hear about what happened!

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Working with bees can be surprisingly therapeutic. 🐝

@@UpFlip And a bit painful too:) if somebody doesn't like stings.

When you start from scratch and build your way up, that's next-level hustling. 🔥

@UpFlip hiding behind your military service. He doesn't have ptds. He's a con man that the tax payers paid for it.

@@zaxlee01 he's a professional bs

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Definitely catchy! 🙌

Appreciate the questions! To answer the first one, getting into big grocery stores usually depends on a combination of factors like the quality of your product, pricing strategy, and sometimes relationships with buyers.

@@UpFlip For me I worked for the grocery company so I have business contacts when my production is high enough.

Hes probably buying honey from other beeks. Quality control is hard to monitor & I suspect at some point the Govt will step in bc many Beeks feed their bees sugar so the honey they produce is Franken honey. Oversight is def needed in this industry.

Its one of our favorites ;)

Every video they have looks like they are selling 10x more profits than reality . So many peoples lives have been destroyed bc of videos like this . May more than benefited anyway . Thanks for your professional perspective. I pray your good intentions help your income and business grow . Thanks for helping all those you help regularly bc of what you do daily my good man.

You don't have a brand or set up like he does . Every same business don't have similar profits .

Perhaps queens/nucs $150 a pop.

He buys the honey he sells.

He buys the honey he sells.

Math isnt mathin

Taking on anything new, whether it's starting a business, pursuing a passion, or even beekeeping, is always a leap of faith. 🔥

A legend 🙌

He is a real liar coming from a Florida commercial beekeeper

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That kind of drive and determination is unstoppable. 🔥

Most honeys are just glucose fructose syrup mixed with some real honey. Real organic honey is 100 percent pure and has all it's micro and phytonutrients in tact.

Unless the beeks he buys from are feeding their bees sugar which is common

⁠there is no such thing as a registered organic honey coming from a Florida commercial beekeeper all imported honey is inspected by border patrol. Though some honey syrup gets through and all is honey is tested for floral sources and must be 100 honey

No, real 'organic honey' is honey that is 'organic'. That requires certification proving that your bees are bot exposed to specific chemicals. 'Pure honey' is straight honey, nothing else. Usually best to purchase from beekeeper. But, not all beekeepers are honest!

Absolutely, he's a real inspiration! 🙌

Please research it. Everything is on Google.

America kind of sucks now. Idk where you are but you can beekeep pretty much anywhere.

Why does America suck?​@@digiart7732

@@digiart7732 idk, been pretty awesome for me.

Don't come.

Its not good here right now

He started in 2020! ☺️

But yet he says hes been doing it 6 yrs. Math isnt mathin

He was already high up in the Corp world, Im sure he had contacts. He never says 'profit', & he probably buys the honey he resells.

Here's to finding and nurturing that inner peace every day! 🥂

Yes guest house or bed n breakfast

Thanks for the suggestion! It's right up our list! 🙌

Thank you so much! Sending lots of love right back to you from here! 🙌

Go for it! Dreams are worth chasing! ✨

One needs to learn before getting bees. It's a very complicated subject.