Mustard honey bottling
Place bee boxes in winter mustard fields, strain and bottle the honey, sell all year.
- Last reviewed: 14 September 2026
- Version 1
- Starting capital
- ৳1,00,000 – ৳2,50,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 2 – 3 people
- First sale
- 60 – 90 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 8 – 12 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Farm · Medium difficulty
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳30,000 – ৳87,500 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳650 – ৳900 / kg | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳300 – ৳420 / kg | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 60 – 90 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 8 – 12 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin 35.4% – 66.7%. Calculated by the platform: lowest price with highest cost for the low end, the reverse for the high end.
What you need to start
- 20–40 bee boxes and an extractorEquipment
- BSTI certification for bottled productsLicence
- Beekeeping training from BSCIC or DAESkill
How the work runs
- 1Buy bee boxes and queens
- 2Place boxes in mustard fields
- 3Extract and strain the honey
- 4Bottle, label and sell
Seasons
- JanHigh
- FebHigh
- MarLow
- AprLow
- MayLow
- JunLow
- JulLow
- AugLow
- SepLow
- OctLow
- NovNormal
- DecHigh
HighNormalLow
Where it fits
- Strong fitSirajganj · বড় সরিষা এলাকা
- Strong fitTangail · মৌচাষিদের নেটওয়ার্ক আছে
- PossibleBagerhat · সুন্দরবনের চাক মধু, তবে সংগ্রহ কঠিন
Risks and cautions
- MediumOther: Bees die in fields sprayed with pesticide.
- MediumDemand: Adulterated honey makes buyers slow to trust a new brand.
Sources
বিসিক মৌচাষ প্রকল্পের প্রতিবেদন
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · সিরাজগঞ্জ
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