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Side Hustle School

#2245 - TBT: “I've been keeping bees for the past five years…”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s “Throwback Thursday / Where are they now?” segment, we hear from a Bay Area beekeeper who slings honey to the tune of $40,000/year part-time. 

Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

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0:05.7

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0:07.7

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0:13.1

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0:17.3

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0:18.4

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0:21.6

Apply in minutes at Monso.com slash business. To apply you must be a sole trader or director

0:26.6

of a limited company, UK Business is only terms and conditions apply.

0:40.8

Greetings and welcome. It's Chris Dilabo, your host of Side Usal School. Excited to bring you

0:45.6

another episode in the segment known as Throback Thursday. It is Thursday. In fact, at least

0:51.6

that's the day this episode goes out episode number 2,245. In this segment we take a look at someone

0:58.4

who's story has evolved since we first featured them. We've been doing stories and case studies

1:02.6

and tips every day since January 1, 2017. So we've got a big catalog to pull from.

1:08.5

Now last week we heard from a seller of adult toys and other items for sexual wellness.

1:13.6

And she now earns $3,500 a month in affiliate commissions. So that business is going pretty well.

1:20.0

Now today in our latest feature it's not going to be anything like that. We often do these

1:24.0

quick segways between topics here. We're going to hear from a beekeeper in the Bay Area of California.

1:30.2

So let's hear the story directly from Shandra and I'll come back at the end with a quick wrap up.

1:43.3

Hey there. My name is Shandra and I'm a beekeeper in Marin County.

1:47.6

I know, I know, it sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale, but it's true.

1:52.4

I've been keeping bees for the past 5 years and it's been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

1:58.0

It all started when I was working in my garden one day and I noticed that there weren't that many bees around.

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