Today he sold a TON (almost literally!) of honey at the Metchosin Market. Although it was raining for the first part of the day, that didn't stop people from buying up the sweetness. The label for his honey is above, it's based on a small painting I did last year with the idea that I would use it for this purpose. I might paint a few more little bee paintings, as he has a few different varieties of honey (wildflower, fireweed, honeycomb) and a different painting could be used for each variety.
But don't think you can make money at this venture, at least in the beginning on a small scale! Pete might just break even this season - all the equipment to get started is not cheap. And if he works out his hourly rate based on labour, he's probably making $0.20/hr. It's a labour of love. However, he is a honey addict so at least he can fuel his addiction. Honey doesn't last long in this house!
2 comments:
Oh that's so cool! The way you described it has me wanting honey on toast. I read a book a number of years ago...The Secret Life of Bees maybe? And it contained bee facts but what I really remember was the way she described honey. I had cravings for months. And your painting / logo is excellent ; )
This is cool, we have bees too, I will have to send you a picture of our label. This is our 2cnd year, and they did well over the winter, to the point where we gave away some frames in the spring and started a second hive because they were starting to swarm. We just harvested our first batch, will do a second later this fall. Congrats on your successes with it. I have taken a bunch of pictures, I want to paint some bees also. Doesn't it taste great, and so satisfying!!
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