The mathematics for bees change when you have a vegetable garden, orchard, and a lot of clover in your pasture. Bees improve the productivity of all these other enterprises on the farm.
Thank you so much for producing this have been looking for some legit numbers for several days now. And even better you have them for multiple animals. I really appreciate it. 😊
That was an extremely good breakdown of what it costs to raise animals. With a good camera assistant you can rule the homestead universe. I'll be watching more of your videos and will share them. You're a valued asset.
Depending on how you raise your bees it can get extremely cheap. If you build your own hive it can easily be free to low cost. You can get bees free by catching a swarm. And if you catch them early enough you don't need to feed them at all. As far as care, I don't do a thing. I only take honey once a year in the fall or very early spring. So I would put them alot higher on the cheap index. Rabbits would be the cheapest list. Put them on pasture and water is the only other thing they need.
While there are definitely more factors than just economics, for us our dairy cow and dairy goats are the most valuable animals on our homestead. Compared to buying a similar product, we save the most money on producing our own dairy products compared to raising animals for eggs or meat.
Make note that your savings can be somewhat greater on the dairy goats and cows if you are churning your own butter, and possibly greater if you are into cheese making.
That was very good. One comment on goats -- a decent dairy goat ought to milk for ten months, just like the cow, and in fact (more in some breeds than others) it may be possible to 'milk through' two or more years without rebreeding, if you just keep on milking her. Also, it is possible to get goats that will average quite a bit more than two quarts of milk per day. You don't necessarily want the super-high producers (the ones whose mother and grandmother are on the top ten list for the breed), because they are producing so much that they require special care to maintain their health. But there is a good inbetween.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, you can get far more production from a goat than the figures I gave here! For this video, I really tried to give realistic numbers for an amateur homesteader with an average animal.
I based prices in this video off what I would pay if I was buying something similiar. In this case, that is what I pay for bulk raw honey from Azure. But you are right that buying local raw honey at a Farmers Market would cost a lot more than the price I listed!
I sell my honey for $10 a pound. There is 60 pounds in a 5 gallon bucket. But if someone is buying 60 pounds of honey, I’m not charging them the full price. I sell a 5 gallon pail of honey for $500.
This is great! The cost / profit break down is so helpful.
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The mathematics for bees change when you have a vegetable garden, orchard, and a lot of clover in your pasture. Bees improve the productivity of all these other enterprises on the farm.
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Thank you so much for producing this have been looking for some legit numbers for several days now. And even better you have them for multiple animals. I really appreciate it. 😊
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That was an extremely good breakdown of what it costs to raise animals. With a good camera assistant you can rule the homestead universe. I'll be watching more of your videos and will share them. You're a valued asset.
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👋New to your channel. Thanks so much for the very helpful breakdown info.
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Super helpful! Thanks.
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Depending on how you raise your bees it can get extremely cheap. If you build your own hive it can easily be free to low cost. You can get bees free by catching a swarm. And if you catch them early enough you don't need to feed them at all. As far as care, I don't do a thing. I only take honey once a year in the fall or very early spring. So I would put them alot higher on the cheap index. Rabbits would be the cheapest list. Put them on pasture and water is the only other thing they need.
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Great points!
Which is the best animal Kait??
While there are definitely more factors than just economics, for us our dairy cow and dairy goats are the most valuable animals on our homestead. Compared to buying a similar product, we save the most money on producing our own dairy products compared to raising animals for eggs or meat.
Make note that your savings can be somewhat greater on the dairy goats and cows if you are churning your own butter, and possibly greater if you are into cheese making.
Great point! None of my dairy animals are in milk right now and I am spending a small fortune on butter and cheese every month!
what state (if you do live in a state) do you live in? it's very pretty. also nice video
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That was very good. One comment on goats -- a decent dairy goat ought to milk for ten months, just like the cow, and in fact (more in some breeds than others) it may be possible to 'milk through' two or more years without rebreeding, if you just keep on milking her. Also, it is possible to get goats that will average quite a bit more than two quarts of milk per day. You don't necessarily want the super-high producers (the ones whose mother and grandmother are on the top ten list for the breed), because they are producing so much that they require special care to maintain their health. But there is a good inbetween.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, you can get far more production from a goat than the figures I gave here! For this video, I really tried to give realistic numbers for an amateur homesteader with an average animal.
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You are valuing that honey waaaay too cheap
I based prices in this video off what I would pay if I was buying something similiar. In this case, that is what I pay for bulk raw honey from Azure. But you are right that buying local raw honey at a Farmers Market would cost a lot more than the price I listed!
I sell my honey for $10 a pound. There is 60 pounds in a 5 gallon bucket. But if someone is buying 60 pounds of honey, I’m not charging them the full price. I sell a 5 gallon pail of honey for $500.