Sounds as if Aaron has quite a topic!  One of the Dadant branch
managers last week told me that 'pre-varroa' they could count on a
certain progression of some beekeepers from hobbyist to sideliner, but
that (for them) is not in the past.  Their experience is that
hobbyists last 3-5 years, get discouraged and run out of money, and
give it up entirely!

But that was a digression...what is a sideliner?  I used to be told
that the consensus was 200 hives and 'commercial' was 500 hives.
Under 200 was still hobbyist.  Sideliner, it was explained to me,
meant that a 'substantial' portion of one's income came from
beekeeping, 'and that wasn't possible with fewer than 200 hives'.

What say you all?  Can one consistently have $10,000 net cash flow
with 200 hives?  With 100 hives?  How about $5,000?

--
Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
Contact your dealer or www.RossRounds.com

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