Learning Series: Value Added Products

To sign up for the course, please register under the respective event at gpmb@unl.edu

Please bring payment in the form of cash or check to the event.

For event cancellation due to bad weather, we will email you 5 hours prior to the event start time and post on our GPMB Facebook page. Please ensure you register at gpmb@unl.edu to receive updates.

Learning Objective 2.8

Value added products are the mainstay of many bee businesses. By adding additional ingredients, or by simply refining products found in the hive and marketing them, you can vastly increase the number of products that your beehives produce. Getting into farmer’s markets and fairs may seem daunting at first, but with a good mentor and knowing how to reach out, you can put your product out at many different markets. There will also be a demo to show how to make some value added products.


After this lecture, you will have a better understanding of:

- Commercial marketing vs farmers marketing/direct sales

- Cottage Food Laws

- How to get into a farmers market or craft fair

- What types of products you can market from your bees

Cost: $10 for Great Plains Master Beekeeping members. $25 for nonmembers

For any questions, please contact Sheldon, the GPMB Project Coordinator, at sbrummel2@unl.edu