Self-Serve Honey Stand Pays Off

Self-Serve Honey Stand Pays Off FARM HOME Food As a young boy growing up in Iran David Panahi was fascinated by local beekeepers He started his beekeeping endeavor in 2008 with 3 hives and today he and his wife Paula keep between 70 and 100 beehives that produce over a ton of honey every year on their farm in Fair Grove Missouri David wanted to be able to market his honey honeycomb bee pollen and beeswax products direct to the public He decided to build a farm stand at the end of their driveway complete with log cabin siding a small covered porch and window air conditioning When they first opened the stand David and Paula tried staffing it themsleves It took too much time so they decided to make it a self-service stand There’s a lockbox in the stand where people can pay for their purchases with cash or check Many are repeat visitors according to the customer log The stand is stocked with quart jars and the traditional bear jars of honey flavored honey sticks beeswax lip balms made by Paula food grade bee pollen and comb honey They also sell box comb or chunk honey with comb in the jar both of which are customer favorites Paula notes that many of their customers are folks who suffer from allergies and have found that honey and honeycomb offer relief Honey by the gallon is another popular option for customers Nearly all of their honey crop is sold straight off the farm although there are a few local businesses that carry P & D Farm’s honey David and Paula also have a few goats and sheep and a greenhouse for growing vegetables They hope to add a produce stand alongside their honey stand within the next year Contact: FARM SHOW Followup P & D Honey Farm 1236 State Road AA Fair Grove Mo 65648 ph 417 761-9468

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