In the summer of 2023, Maria bought a share in a beehive through an advertisement on social media to be able to munch on locally produced honey.
A visit to the apiary and regular updates with pictures of how the work with the beehives is done were promised – but this did not happen.
– I began to sense that something was not right when he had excuses on several occasions for not being able to receive home visits and that there were very few pictures of the hives.
Roughly 80 affected
Maria is contacted by another in the group and they begin to talk to each other. Which resulted in a separate closed group for people who did not receive any honey.
– It has now grown to 84 members.
The man behind the honey ad has been reported to the police and Maria now wants to warn others to buy from the honey seller. Which the beekeepers’ association of the Kungsbacka tract also does.
“It’s important to get the information out early,” says Michael Medin, chairman of the Kungsbackatrakten beekeepers’ association, who also warns about the honey seller. Photo: Casper Sewerin/SVT
Contact your local beekeepers association
What should you do if you want to buy a share in a hive?
– Get in touch with your local beekeepers’ association and listen. They know what serious actors are like, says chairman Michael Medin.
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“You share the risks” says the honey seller who is suspected by more than 80 customers of having been deceived. Photo: SVT/Private