Mr. Buzz

Farming full-time for income

Updated May 30, 2025

Honey

Seeking

  • 11-50 Total acres
  • 6-10 Acres of cropland or tillable land
  • 11-50 Acres of pasture
Honeycomb

Ben Crawley

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Desired locations

Experienced beekeeper seeking land to lease in Eastern Wake, Johnston, Wilson, and Nash counties to place hives. 

Plan

Full time beekeeping operation of 50 hives looking to increase to 150-200 hives over the next 3 seasons. Seeking land to set up satellite yards for queen mating and honey production. Bonus points if there are facilities for honey processing and cold storage for honey comb storage. 

Desired infrastructure

  • Processing facilities
  • Cold storage (cooler/freezer)
  • Well / Pond / Other water source

Equipment and infrastructure details

Full time beekeeping operation of 50 hives looking to increase to 150-200 hives over the next 3 seasons. Seeking land to set up satellite yards for queen mating and honey production. Bonus points if there are facilities for honey processing and cold storage for honey comb storage. 

Preferred type of opportunity

  • Lease (1 to 5 Years)
  • Incubator Program

Opportunity details

Full time beekeeping operation of 50 hives looking to increase to 150-200 hives over the next 3 seasons. Seeking land to set up satellite yards for queen mating and honey production. Bonus points if there are facilities for honey processing and cold storage for honey comb storage. 

Desired farming practices

  • Conventional

Practices details

Full time beekeeping operation of 50 hives looking to increase to 150-200 hives over the next 3 seasons. Seeking land to set up satellite yards for queen mating and honey production. Bonus points if there are facilities for honey processing and cold storage for honey comb storage. 

Production goals

  • Honey bees

Goals details

Full time beekeeping operation of 50 hives looking to increase to 150-200 hives over the next 3 seasons. Seeking land with water source to set up satellite yards for queen mating and honey production. Bonus points if there are facilities for honey processing and cold storage for honey comb storage. 

Farm experience

Years of experience

23 total years of experience

6 years employed as a worker (non-manager)

18 years as a manager

Education, training, and employment experience

  • Farm business owner
  • Farm manager
  • Other

Experience details

Training includes undergraduate research, commercial queen production, and beekeeping consulting.

Desired locations

  • Nash
  • Wake
  • Johnston
  • Wilson