> About learning a commercial operation - work for or with part time a
> commerical beekeeper for one season to make sure that is what you
> want to do. Otherwise it is a long road of learning. When working
> with them you can see short-cuts or something that can be improved.
> Why reinvent the wheel.
 
And this is your best source of financing too.
 
Find a beekeeper who is thinking of retireing or cutting back, and
arrange to work with him/her with the prospect of taking overat some
point  and paying for the outfit with profits over several years.
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0
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