This year's honey crop was not awe-inspiring, but very decent, considering it came only from the Moon. In the end I had 20 jars to sell after having ear-marked a few to give to the headmaster, bursar and the parents who, with their generous donations, had made the whole project possible. Having sold a few at a premium price (after all, it is all for the benefit of the bees), I decided to auction the rest. This proved an inspired move as this way more money came in than I could ever have made by selling them at a set price. As soon as parents realised the money from the sale of the honey would go exclusively to the bees and that the bees were entirely self-sufficient and not funded by the school, the bids started coming in thick, high and fast.
Being able to draw on the enthusiasm (and purse strings) of parents is another good thing about working in a school environment. Thus the future of the bees at the school seems secure.
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