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Honey and bee products shop feasibility study

Latest regulatory change: 2025 · reviewed 2026-11-05

A shop selling local and imported honey and bee products such as beeswax and royal jelly.

  • 85%Imported share of honey consumption[5]
  • 30,000 tonnesAnnual honey consumption[5]
  • 25,644Licensed beekeepers in Saudi Arabia[4]

Latest regulatory and market changes

  1. 2020A ministerial decision requires outlets selling coffee, tea, honey, sugar and spices to Saudize 70% of their workforce.[1]
  2. 2024The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) announced that honey production has reached 5,000 tonnes a year and that the number of beekeepers has exceeded 20,000.[2]
  3. 2024The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has started a project to study standards for local honey, following calls for standards for each type and region.[3]
  4. 2025The ministry announced 7 queen-bee breeding stations due to start operating in 2026, with 25,644 licensed beekeepers.[4]

Why now

  • Annual consumption reaches 30,000 tonnes, most of it imported, leaving a large gap for local honey.[5]
  • Support for beekeepers through the Reef programme (Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development) and the new breeding stations is increasing local supply.[4]

85%of the honey consumed in Saudi Arabia is imported: production is about 5,800 tonnes and imports exceed 24,000 tonnes.[5]

The idea and business model

A shop selling local and imported honey varieties and bee products such as beeswax, bee pollen and royal jelly. Income comes from sales by weight, packaged jars and gifts, and from online sales.

Model: Retail on a fixed site

Project economics

Revenue formula

Daily customers×Average ticket×Trading days

Sales channels

  • In-store sales
  • Online store and delivery
  • Gifts and corporate orders

Largest cost items

  • Purchase of honey and bee products
  • Laboratory testing and packing
  • Rent and fit-out
  • Salaries

Decisive indicators we measure

  • Margin by honey type
  • Repeat customer rate
  • Online share of sales
  • Inventory turnover

Relevant authorities

  • Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (MoMAH) via Balady: shop licence
  • Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA): honey safety, labelling and imports
  • Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA): beekeeper licensing and local honey sources
  • Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD): 70% Saudization rate
  • Ministry of Commerce: Commercial Registration (CR) and consumer protection

What needs your attention

  • Honey adulteration damages trust; documentation and laboratory testing set a shop apart.
  • Local honey prices are affected by seasons and grazing conditions.
  • Standards for local honey are still under study by the SFDA.

What a Honey and bee products shop study calculates for you

  • Mix of local and imported honey and the margin on each
  • Cost of testing and documenting each batch
  • Seasonal effect on prices and sales
  • Cost of 70% Saudization
  • Monthly sales needed to break even

Every one of these figures appears in your study with its source and date, built on your location and capital, with a clear line between documented facts and assumptions.

Sources

Most sources are Saudi government and press pages in Arabic; titles are kept in their original language so you can find them.

  1. قرار توطين منافذ البيع في 12 نشاطاً اقتصادياًوزارة الموارد البشرية والتنمية الاجتماعية · 2020-03
  2. البيئة: المملكة تنتج 5 آلاف طن سنوياً من العسلاليوم (عن واس) · 2024-05
  3. العسل السعودي والمعايير الدوليةالوطن · 2024-09
  4. Saudi Arabia to establish 7 new bee breeding stationsArab News · 2025-05
  5. رئيس جمعية نحالي الباحة لـ«اليوم»: 85% من العسل المستهلك في السعودية مستورداليوم · 2025-06

Last reviewed: 4 November 2026. This page introduces the activity; detailed figures belong in the study.