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Build a Roadside Honey Stand

in woodworking

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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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Making a Stand — How Our Honey Sells Itself

in ideas

– 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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Money Bank Gift Packaging for Better Honey Sales

in ideas

Beekeepers! Do you sell your honey to craft shops and specialty gift stores, at farmers markets or at the farm gate? Add value to your honey sales during gift-giving holiday season, and tuck a small jar of honey into a miniature beehive that’s really a coin bank you can make yourself!

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