On the ground, the bees are going well, with plenty of orders and the production unit is now taking a little bit more shape under my tuition. James has done a great job on the finance, mainly in training the bookkeeper and setting up the system. Business wise we have secured an important agreement with the largest commercial farm out here called Radville. They have agreed to buy 100 hives from the association, site them on their land and give us all the honey at a knockdown price. They gain a well-managed apiary site that helps them with their environmental assessments and we gain a sustainable source of income! It is a major step forward as this will generate lots of cash purely for the association.
George Watson (UK), NBAG
A great opportunity out there. A lot more can be done but little that I dare make a start on for fear of not finishing.