" ... Beekeeping is 'one of the most lucrative agricultural pursuits' "

Possibly.  But if after ten years in the business you are still putting on
a bee suit and lifting boxes, you are never going to make any serious
money.  From a purely financial standpoint, you would almost certainly be
better off as the owner of a couple of drugstores or a McDonald's franchise.

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