How much does beekeeping COST?

[@dcsblessedbees]

More then you expect, then some more, after that maybe a little extra.😂 Well done video.👍

[@FaewoodAcres]

😂 truth! It was way more than I thought

[@davidpotts3844]

I have been able to reduce the cost of of a complete hive double deep w/ one medium for $180 from a local Amish supplier, they do classes for very little cost and sometimes free. The avg cost to get started is $800 for the first hive and about $400 for additional hive if you are purchasing the bees. Once you get going . A hive will reproduce 2-3 times per year so here is when you need the spend money immediately for extra hive boxes to house these new colonies and this never stops. Bees expand especially in Spring. You must stay on it, each new colony is worth $200 and bees and honey sell very fast. If a hive swarms and you didn't prevent it by making splits it will set the Mother hive way back. There is a lot to Beekeeping. You don't just put bees in a box and expect them to survive as they do take some care and common sense is essential

[@FaewoodAcres]

When I was first starting I definitely thought I could just put them in the box and leave them alone until they give me honey 😂 boy was I wrong

[@phillipriggs3375]

I got 4 nucs in July and am beekeeping in Lampasas. Started on getting a ag exemption. It is very expensive. But man is this interesting. Hard to know if cost is justified. But well done getting it out there.

[@FaewoodAcres]

I'm also doing it for the exemption. It's very interesting and very challenging, and I'm hoping next year, very rewarding. I guess we'll see 😂

[@phillipriggs3375]

@@FaewoodAcres I see you use Bee Supply in Round Rock, Good people!

[@FaewoodAcres]

I like supporting local Texas businesses 😊

[@phillipriggs3375]

@@FaewoodAcres so how will you split this spring?

[@FaewoodAcres]

​@@phillipriggs3375 No idea! 😂 It's on my list to learn more about it in the winter. I know I'll make a trap with my 2 nuc boxes. But I am worried about my existing hives (varroa) so I'm not even sure I'll have anything to split in spring 😢

[@violet3242]

Great breakdown!

[@FaewoodAcres]

Thank you 😊 thanks for watching

[@Reevestkd]

Please adjust your hive stand blocks so that they are not on end. Speaking from experience, the stand can topple resulting in a pretty rotten experience for the bees and beekeeper.

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

Hi from southern New Zealand 👋😃 great little video. I don't charge for teaching 😂 i have four beginning hobbyists that im teaching and mentoring in beekeeping this year and beginners can pick up some really crazy stuff especially from KZbin, 😂 however KZbin videos can be helpful if you get someone that actually knows what theyre talking about, there's some fantastic beekeepers in north America, with great KZbin channels and tutorials, guys like kamon Reynolds, bob binnie, Jeff Horchoff, Peter cowin, Brian of castlehives, and girls to like Natalee of beekeeping with Natalee to name a few off the top of my head. I started at 14 and apprenticed under a incredible mentor im now 54 and it's still amazing, every year is different and theres always something new to learn about beekeeping, i think the main difference between a novice and a expert is a novice wonders if they should have done something whereas a expert spends time going "damn, i should have done that already" or"damn, i shouldn't have done that yet"😂 glad you're enjoying your experience beekeeping and yes, its expensive 😬 but so are horses or cows or dogs, cats,chickens,pigs,cars,boats, jet skis or anything else if you sit down and do the maths😆👍

[@FaewoodAcres]

Wow that's many many years of experience! You must have seen it all! I heard varroa mites aren't bad down there, is that true?

[@aaronparis4714]

lol it cost too much things are way over priced 200 for a poly hive in Nova Scotia Canada and I have 20😅