He’s Busy As A Bee At Age 17

He’s Busy As A Bee At Age 17 Jonah Hauser never intended to start a business raising bees and making honey-related products But the 17-year-old entrepreneur works as beekeeper product developer and marketer for his own Hauser’s Honey Company in Detroit Lakes Minn     Hauser and his father Gene invested in equipment and a couple of beehives in 2020 in the hopes of finding a cure for their allergies They had heard that eating honey from the area you live in exposes you to small amounts of local pollen and desensitizes you to allergens Since he and his family started making raw unfiltered honey a daily part of their diet they’ve suffered less from allergies     When the 50 000 bees they started with quadrupled the Hausers suddenly had more honey than they needed and the teenager decided to start a honey business          Besides selling raw honey he makes use of the beeswax with a line of flavored lip balms that he calls Stinger Balm And he makes a thick crystallized honey product called Sugar Lip Scrub that’s used to exfoliate dry lips     Hauser’s newest product is Hot Honey which he makes by warming honey and infusing it with habanero chipotle and chili peppers     Besides the physical work of the business he takes care of the bookwork taxes ordering supplies label design and printing He purchased an observation hive that he sets up in his booth at markets and to teach kids at area camps     “I don’t like sitting still ” Hauser says adding that his dad is his No 1 role model     Besides local sales he sells products through his website     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jonah Hauser Hauser’s Honey Co Detroit Lakes Minn ph 218-770-7140; www hausershoneyco com; hausershoneyco@gmail com

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