Bee kits for people who want to make their own honey
Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Jonathan Cherry in Totally Whack
Show me the honey
We’re still struggling to grow a sprig of Rosemary at the Cherryflava HQ, but if the ‘grow-your-own’ vibe is your thing your next step could be to grow your own honey.
From the people that brought the world the Eglu comes the Beehaus.
The Beehaus comes as a complete hive ready for colonization, with all the parts necessary including honey jars and a comprehensive beekeeping guide. Priced at GBP 465, the Beehaus is available in a choice of colours, and it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. An optional starter kit, meanwhile, includes the accessories a first-time beekeeper will need, such as a bee suit, veil, smoker and hive tools. An average, colonized Beehaus will produce 50 jars of honey per year, UK-based Omlet says, with the potential for up to 100kg if things go well.
We personally love the idea, but knowing the way we scheme we’ll have our hive hired out to fruit and wine farmers for the whole summer just like a good ol’ Bee Pimp. There aren’t too many flowers in amongst the taxis and buildings of downtown Claremont.
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Gareth Cotten
17. Oct, 2009
Now, the businessman in me likey-likey, for the following reason: At the moment, locally, bees are taking a pounding from some disease, and apparently colonies are dying off in their hundreds.
Now, if you went this route, and managed to somehow keep your little darlings disease-free, you’d be in like Fynn. Supply and demand, baby, supply and demand…
Also a good potential micro-businesses for budding (or is that ‘buzzing’) entrepreneurs out there…