26/10/2026
🐝🍯 FREE BEES, FREE HONEY… FREE WORK?🤔
“But you get to keep the bees… so why do you charge for removing them?”
It's a question we sometimes hear and we understand why people ask!
But there's a lot more behind a bee removal than most people realize.
🎥 As you can see in this video, bee removal involves much more than simply collecting bees. What looks like a simple rescue can require hours of preparation, physical work, and careful handling.
🚗 Transportation & Fuel: Diesel, vehicle maintenance and sometimes multiple trips.
👷 Time & Labor: Many removals require two people and several hours of work, often under the hot Aruban sun.
🧰 Equipment & Safety: Protective gear, tools, hive boxes and the experience needed to work safely.
📋 Business Expenses: Like any business in Aruba, we have taxes, administration, maintenance and operating costs.
🍯 But what about the FREE HONEY?
Here's something many people don't realize: Not every colony has honey to harvest!
Especially in Aruba, where drought and limited flowering can leave colonies struggling just to survive.
Some rescued colonies need extra feeding, equipment and weeks or even months of care. And there's no guarantee they'll produce harvestable honey.
💛 We love saving bees, but rescuing them doesn't automatically mean we're making a profit.
When you hire a beekeeper, you're paying for their time, knowledge, equipment and the responsibility of doing the job safely and professionally.
Yes, we get to keep the bees. But that doesn't mean the work is free. 🐝
💬 Now we'd love to hear your opinion:
Knowing what goes into a bee removal, do you still think keeping the bees should be enough payment?🤔
Let us know what you think! 👇