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Seeking summer honey bee forage

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  • Cariboo -
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Land Seeker Details

Training
  • Other experience/agricultural/business training - Apiary management 4+ years
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Completed to meet small farm business acceleration program requirements
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Currently in operation
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No

Project

Farm Name
Keeper bee hives
Farm Project Description

We’re looking for summer forage for a portion of our apiary between May and September. Honey production in the Fraser valley is limited at this time and we’d love an opportunity to provide pollination while expanding the honey production side of our operation.

Preferred Arrangement
  • Lease -
Duration of the desired agreement
4 months per year for the foreseeable future
Ideal date to obtain land by
ASAP

Land & Features Desired

Total Land Size (acres)
30 acres of forage and up preferred. Forgeable land doesn’t all need to be owned by leaser
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
Any
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - Open to planting forage
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area

Any irrigated bee forage species is preferred (squash, alfalfa, clover, wildflowers…). Non irrigated would work too

Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Need on-site housing
No
Production type
  • Bees - Honey
Type of agriculture
  • Conventional -
Soil needs
Any
Will acquire commercial insurance
Yes - Currently have insurance
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