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Beekeepers!
Looking for a way to sell you surplus honey? Why not let it “sell itself” in your own self-serve Roadside Honey Stand.

The Stonehaven Roadside Honey Stand operates on the honor system – enabling your customers to serve themselves – even when you’re not home. Your customers will love the novelty and the good feeling that comes with it–which will pay off in great word-of-mouth advertising and repeat sales. Leave a note pad lying around and you’ll discover how many people appreciate your trust.

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bee-hive-planterFREE WOODWORKING PLAN

Here’s a unique way bring a beekeeping theme into your home garden. Make a Bee Hive Planter — using a standard bottom board, deep super and a medium super. This one is made from “retired” equipment and serves as the base of the sign for our Roadside Honey Stand.

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– I wrote this article back in 2006 – a few weeks after we opened our brand new honey stand for the season. Nothing has happened since to shake our belief in selling honey on the honour system. — RKA

I jokingly refer to it as a “honey U-pick”. In reality it’s a roadside honey stand that operates on the good old-fashioned honour system. We’ve had it open for two weeks and so far it’s been working like a charm…we’ve sold dozens of jars of honey and every one of them paid for. In fact, we’re ahead $4.00!

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