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Queen Rearing: high margin, low competition

Queen rearing setup with grafting tool
Image: Queen rearing grafting setup
Specialized equipment, lower time investment than equivalent honey-sales revenue.

The queen rearing economics

MetricValue
Virgin queen retail$25-35
Mated queen retail$35-65
Production cost per queen$8-15
Queens per season100-300
Annual revenue potential$3,500-19,500
Time investment2-3 hrs/week April-August

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