Labor Cost Calculator

Exact Calculator

Calculate the true cost of your beekeeping labor - inspections, extraction, feeding, mite treatment, and maintenance. See your hourly investment per hive.

Number of Hives

Hourly Rate($/hr)

Value of your time

Hours per Hive per Inspection(hrs)

Inspections per Year

Feeding Hours per Hive per Round(hrs)

Feeding Rounds per Year

Treatment Hours per Hive per Round(hrs)

Treatment Rounds per Year

Extraction & Bottling (total)(hrs)

Misc Hours per Year(hrs)

Results

Total hours per year

75hours

Total labor cost

$1,500.00

Cost per hive

$150.00

Inspections

$600.00

30 hrs

Feeding

$120.00

6 hrs

Mite treatments

$60.00

3 hrs

Extraction & bottling

$320.00

16 hrs

Misc (repairs, cleaning, admin)

$400.00

20 hrs

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