Overcoming the Challenge of Unemployment by Acquiring Vocational / IT skills – Processing of Natural Honey
Just like every other business or enterprise, a successful honey business lies in the creation of your business plan.
This is simply aimed at helping you think through all of the facets of business before you start investing your time, energy, and money.
But firstly, what are the Benefits of Using Honey and Why Do People Buy it?
* Honey has about 67% glucose and fructose–this makes it to be used as a better alternative sweetener to white sugar for overall health benefits.
* Honey can be applied on their face as a facemask to clear up the skin.
* Honey has antiseptic properties and people use it in traditional medicine to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
* Honey can be used to treat cough and upper respiratory tract infections.
* Honey speeds up wound healing.
* Honey can also be used to treat dandruff and prevent hair loss.
So, what does it take to start a honey business?
You could either start by purchasing from trusted Beekeepers or start up your own Beekeeping.
Whilst starting up a new farm may be capital intensive, you can alternatively source from reliable farms where unadulterated honey can be gotten.
How to Detect If Honey is Pure or Adulterated
Kindly note that your pillar of success in this business is rested on mastering the skill to differentiate between pure honey and adulterated one.
* Pure honey has no foam.
* Pure honey is quite thick.
* It has a nice smell.
* If pure honey is dropped into a glass cup of water, it will go straight down to the bottom, won’t dissolve.
* Get a piece of cloth, rub a small amount of honey on it, light your match stick and ignite the cloth. If the honey is pure, it should catch fire.
* Put a little honey on your match stick, then light it on your matchbox, if the honey is pure, it will light.
How to Market Your Honey Business
Simply put…Brand and package your product well, because marketing is about perception.
The way people perceive your product determines how they value its worth.
Good branding and packaging will also help you to stand out from the crowd, and be recognized.
Design a good brand identity(logo) for your product, fine label, get a fine container that is different from the conventional packages.
Other Products You Could Make With Honey;
- Chewing Gum or Candy
Chewing gum typically has a gum base. But did you know you can make chewing gum without it? That’s right, you can make a chewing gum substitute using honey and beeswax by melting beeswax in a double boiler and adding honey and flavorings. Alternately, you can make candy by melting beeswax and adding powdered sugar and honey.
- Candles
Honey lends a sweet, distinct but not overwhelming scent to candles, where it can be used as a main or additional scent. Honeycomb beeswax candles are one example where the trace of honey is the star of the show. Another example is soy candles with honey and other ingredients such as vanilla.
I pray for all those who would like to start, that God’s wisdom will guide you, even as you apply yourself to the process…AMEN
Written By. Mr. Ayiri Sagay
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