Category Archives: Marketing

Dressing For Winter Markets

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Bean

My bees and I live in the northwest corner of Washington state. To the west is Puget Sound (also known as the Salish Sea). The Cascade Mountains rise to Mount Baker’s 10,781 foot summit (3,286 meters), 58 road miles inland. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee Business, Marketing | Tagged beekeeper, Brookfield Farm, clothes, Karen Bean, layers, Maple Falls, Markets, Washington, Winter, wool | 2 Comments

Why I Keep Bees And Sell Honey (there are easier ways to make a living)

Posted on June 22, 2012 by bean

There’s a song in the musical Man of LaMancha that goes “Why does he do the things he does? Why does he do these things?” Sometimes I sing this to myself as I move from hive to hive, but somehow … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing | Tagged beekeeper, beekeepers, Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, honey, Karen E. Bean, Maple Falls, Marketing, Skagit Valley, spaker, Washington, why | Leave a comment

Raw Honey Infused Vinegar: drinking vinegar and so much more

Posted on February 4, 2012 by bean

Imagine my surprise when I discovered yesterday that my wonderful (if I do say so myself) Raw Honey Infused Organic Vinegars are totally cool! Do we still say “totally cool”? That alone should show how far out of the loop … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing | Tagged bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, drinking, drinking vinegar, Farm, honey, infused, Maple Falls, organic, organic vinegar, raw, raw honey, vinegar, Washington | Leave a comment

Of Barcodes And Bees : How To Get Barcodes

Posted on March 12, 2011 by bean

The many ways to get barcodes onto your products: leasing, buying, software, services. Everything I learned when I said those fraught words to myself “I need to get a barcode” Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing | Tagged bar, barcode, barcode numbers, code, get, how barcodes work, how to, how to get barcodes, how to print, how to print barcodes, need, software | Leave a comment

Of Budgets, Business Plans, & Bees

Posted on March 3, 2011 by bean

A very brief overview of the “joys” of and reasons for creating a business plan and doing budgets at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing | Tagged 5-year, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, budgeting, budgets, Connections, Farm, Five Year Plan, honeybees, Maple Falls, plan, Sustainable, Sustainable Commections, Washington | 2 Comments

Selling At Farmers’ Markets – A Few Necessities

Posted on January 15, 2011 by bean

A few necessities that we at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA, have found to be vital to successful selling at Farmers’ Markets. From foot-traffic to internet links. Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing | Tagged Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Farm, Farmers, Fremont, furniture, honey, Markets, needs, Seattle, suggestions, tips, vending, vendors | 2 Comments