Backyard beekeeping and honey sales
A hobbyist keeps bees and sells raw honey and related hive products directly at farmers markets and to local buyers.
The idea, in plain language
A hobbyist beekeeper, Frank Mortimer (the 'Bee Man of New Jersey'), sells raw honey and related hive products at farmers markets. The business earns revenue by selling honey jars directly to local buyers, and the segment uses the first $1,000 as a learning period that included simple operational mistakes like forgetting tasting spoons. The episode does not give specific per-jar prices, margins, or startup cost figures beyond the first $1,000.
Where the sources agree
- The business is backyard beekeeping with honey sold at farmers markets.
- It is positioned as a hobbyist local food side hustle rather than a scalable operation.
- The first $1,000 was a learning phase with basic operational mistakes.
What each source says
side-hustle-schoolEp. 3558 - First $1,000: “Beekeeping is forced zen: be present or get stung!”
Side Hustle School has Frank Mortimer describe starting a beekeeping side hustle that sells honey at farmers markets, framed around the lesson 'beekeeping is forced zen.'
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#597 - Six-Figure Beekeeping Biz Buzzes for Minnesota Couple
The episode profiles a Minnesota couple whose commercial beekeeping operation generated about $150,000 in profits in a year from honey and related products.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#1843 - First $1,000: “Beekeeping is forced zen: be present or get stung!”
Frank Mortimer, the Bee Man of New Jersey, describes his first attempt selling honey at a farmers market and the small lessons that came with it.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#104 - Show Me the Honey: Houston Beekeeper Buzzes to $4,000/Month
Episode #104 profiles a Texas woman whose backyard beekeeping and sustainable honeybee habitat work grew into a side business earning about $4,000 per month from honey sales.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-schoolEp. 3245 - STORY: Six-Figure Beekeeping Biz Buzzes for Minnesota Couple
The episode profiles a Minnesota couple running a beekeeping operation that generated about $150,000 in honey sales in a year.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#1597 - “Bee Man of New Jersey” Buzzes Into Money Hive
Side Hustle School profiles a New Jersey beekeeper, dubbed the 'Bee Man of New Jersey,' who turned his beekeeping hobby into a side hustle monetizing honey and related products. No specific revenue figures are shared.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#763 - Beekeepers Build Buzzing Backyard Business
A European couple in Australia learned beekeeping from YouTube and scaled it from a backyard hive setup into a paying full-time business.
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