Among the many businesses that have not been tapped, beekeeping stands as one of the major one. Bee farm is what I call a one-time investment kind of business.
All you need do is to invest once, sit, and enjoy the dividends for many years to come. The honey business is one whose potential lies fallow and untapped due to a lack of adequate sensitization.
In an interview with www.vanguardngr.com Mr. David Musa, the Team Leader of, USAID Bee Keeping Pollination Project, it was said that Nigeria can generate over 10 billion from both international and local honey trade as well as other bee products.
He also made it known that the domestic consumption rate of honey in Nigeria was about 380,000 tons, with a global cost of about 4.5 billion dollars.
He further buttresses the fact that the nation has not even tapped into the other potentials that lie within the sector which are equally applicable in the fields of pharmacy, cosmetology, and other related field where bee-keeping byproducts are of almost importance.
Setting up a bee farm in Nigeria is one of the easiest businesses to venture into due to the following factors:
- Low capital input
- Does not need your full attention like other agricultural ventures
- It has ready markets
- Easy processing as well as technical know-how
WHAT YOU NEED TO SET UP A BEE FARM
- Land: to set up a bee farm, you will need farm space. When I say farm space, I am not speaking about a large expanse. I mean places where you can install your hives.
2. Technical know-how: Training is of the utmost importance if you want to succeed at any venture you plan to undertake. You must be ready to learn and boost your knowledge in your chosen line of business.
To make this easy my company organizes quarterly beekeeping training for prospective farmers and people who want to know more about beekeeping. Our training is précised and practically oriented.
We also do one-on-one training for people on their farms as well as help with installation and other services. You can call to make a further inquiry: 08032912347
3. Beekeeping equipment: just the way crop farmers need tractors, planters, and other forms of equipment same way a beekeeper needs one or two equipment to run his business successfully.
Among the equipment, you will need tools such as a bee suit, bee smoker, hand gloves, boot, honey extractor or sieve, bowls, and buckets.
4. Security: Honey is gold, and this has attracted a lot of thieves. For you to prevent losing your investment to thieves you must be willing to put security in place to prevent the activities of people who might want to take your honey.
There are security measures you can put in place to see to the success of your investment and one of them is by installing a new GPS device that alerts you once anyone moves within a particular distance to your hives.
5. Business Plan: having a business plan helps you know, plan, and make preparation for what you need to start with as a new person starting a new venture. It will help analyze your strengths, weaknesses opportunities, and threats. With this, it gives you a foresight of what to expect and what needs to be put in place for a successful operation
6. Market: another step towards failure in any business venture is getting started without defining or knowing who to sell to. You must be able to define the demography of those in need of what you offering to have success in the long run.
There are other measures you can put in place for you to enjoy your farm.
NOTE: for honey traders or sellers out there who want pure honey supplies we can supply you with original honey all year round. Also, we train and consult for both individuals and organizations. Let’s know your needs and we will take it up from there
I will advise you don’t just pick price as a criterion in buying your honey, the originality of the honey is more important than other factors.
Above all our honey is cheap as well as raw.
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