On my 6.5 acre tract, that I have a shop on got a bogus valuation. It is obvious the county didn't bother to come and look, they put the valuation of my shop at $400k thinking it was a full blown residence and not a shop, so it will be protested. The raw land taxes were cheap, even though the place doesn't have an ag exemption, but I am back to looking at putting bee hives on the place to get that exemption. There is another guy about a mile or so away that has a few hives and will be a good resource. I'm not planning on becoming the "Bee King of Hood County" but would like to eventually sell enough to make it worth my while, and a lot of people, around here, are always looking for local honey to help with allergies. I've got plenty of places in this 4700 acre neighborhood to put them. Multiple friends with over acre lots that would let me put them there.
I have been toying with the idea of just going to the HoneyFlow, so I wouldn't need to buy a separator. Anybody think that is a decent idea? Is it cheating? I can get their big hive, a bee suit, a smoker, and some other accessories all in a package deal for about $1200. Then I can just keep adding the same big hives for about $900 a pop.
https://www.honeyflow.com/collections/all?srsltid=AfmBOooNGpEf5ZVimlJQhLvpvVmXOHMkIMJrog5DzUZ6FEE72thwElRY