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Get 35% OFF selected LLC plans with Tailor Brands here: https://bit.ly/3JxiWm0 James Hartman brought a hobby and $500 together to start a full-scale honey farm business. Having worked in a completely different industry, James was running the business as a side hustle until he was laid off from his full time job. What’s really impressive though is James considers himself to be an “accidental farmer.” James was first introduced to beekeeping by his friend in the Spring of 2020. When he developed PTSD and a mild traumatic brain injury from his time working at the bomb squad in the military, James turned to beekeeping as a form of agro-therapy for his health. As he really dove into it though, he realized it could be turned into so much more. In this episode, we take a detailed look into the process of a successful honey farm, discover the free money nearly every entrepreneur misses out on, and learn the unusual marketing strategy to boost your sales. Resources: 🎓 Start or scale your business with the UpFlip Academy - https://links.upflip.com/academy-yt 📕 FREE access to ‘137 most profitable businesses’ - https://links.upflip.com/137-business-ideas-yt 🎙️ Follow the UpFlip Podcast - https://links.upflip.com/podcast-yt 📩 Join the UpFlip Newsletter - https://links.upflip.com/newsletter-yt 👉 Check out James' business - https://secretgardenbees.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - START 00:40 - How it all started 02:09 - Initial investment 02:30 - Revenue 03:45 - Going full time 04:26 - Monthly overhead 05:10 - Sourcing bees 06:02 - Setup and equipment 07:29 - Hive box 08:16 - Building a hive 09:56 - Fan blitz 11:34 - What he’d do differently 12:31 - Biggest mistakes 13:25 - Headquarters 15:56 - Equipment walkthrough 17:01 - Packing demo 18:06 - Importance of packaging 18:57 - Retail vs Wholesale 20:17 - Wholesaling 22:05 - Hiring employees 23:41 - Important lessons 25:04 - Outro #beekeeping #honey #bees