Good News on the business front

[Froward69]

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_11857014
nice heart warming story about a small start-up, that corporate America can learn from.

"Bees-ness is sweet"

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At $3 a pound, their prices are a little higher than their competitors'. There aren't many when it comes to local honey. Two beekeepers sell honey commercially: North Fork Valley Honey in Crawford and Ambrosia Honey in Parachute.

The boys made their pricing decision based on flavor and debt. Their honey gets rave reviews for taste because it begins with a lot of fruit pollen.

The boys also are financially beholden to a family friend, Dr. Jean Van Dusen, who invested $5,000 in the business. She said their characters were enough for collateral on the no-interest loan.
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http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_11857014


just a nice story for a cold Saturday.

[bluestateguy]

1. Has the honeybee colony collapse ended yet?

Are bees still vanishing?

[InvisibleTouch]

2. I prefer to buy honey from local beekeepers too.

Tastes much better, and helps out the local keepers. I get bee pollen from them too, which is great for allergies, but has to come from the area in which you're living. So local is the only way to go.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. It's a two-fer business.

Hire out the bees to pollinate crops.
Sell the honey from said endeavor.