Tag Archives: hobby

is beekeeping financially viable as a small business in the UK?

I’m interested in beekeeping as a hobby but want to know if it at least pays for itself or better still makes a bit of money. I’m looking at selling the by products as candles and soap etc. too.
Does anyone have any advice?

Beekeeping Hobby Intent?

Any pointers? Particularly how far away do you have it from your home? I have an acre which my house is on and I’d like to own a beehive. Any pointers?

What hobby should I start?

I love reading up on different things and make a hobby out of them. Here are some of my interests:

Coin collecting
Gold panning
Metal detecting
Mead/Beer making
Motorcycles
Beekeeping
Harmonica
Bodybuilding
Visiting wineries/breweries
Photography
Knitting

I’m a 24 year old guy. And ya…knitting is badass! If you have any hobbies you think I should try out, please let me know!

Is beekeeping an expensive hobby?

Is beekeeping an expensive hobby?

Beekeeping hobby? But what about africanized bees?

I’ve been considering bee keeping as a hobby, but.. the risk of africanized bees infesting my hive is kinda scary to me.
After trying to research the bee’s progress, I can’t find much information about where they’ve spread to after 2004. I read in Brazil they’ve become domesticated.. Is that also true in the states? I wouldn’t want to get attacked by my own hive.(I want to keep honeybees, not africanized ones)

Any input, please :]