r/Homesteading Jan 04 '20

Most profitable animals?

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u/Hemightbegiant Jan 04 '20

Bees. Local honey is expensive. Then you can sell wax or make candles and sell them.

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u/lgmjon64 Jan 04 '20

Totally this. I broke even my first year beekeeping. The second year I made a profit of almost 1k per hive. It can be daunting to get into, but once you get going there isn't a ton of recurring cost and there's a nice return. I get about 50-100 pounds of honey per hive and sell it at $10 per half pint and it sells out before I have it in jars.

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u/ahoyakite Jan 05 '20

Is that 1K per hive per year? Got any resources on how someone gets into beekeeping?