[mrweasel]

I wouldn't get into beekeeping to make money, it does have the potential to become an expensive hobby. Also honey isn't where money is made easily, the bees are. A family of bees around here sells for around €200. Depending on your location and skills you can make maybe two addition families from each hive each year (I never manage more than one). If you can make your own calm queens even better, but now we're leaving hobby territory.

If you do go this route: Buy used equipment, advertise swarm catching and try to get to a point where you're comfortable selling a few families each year (remember to have them checked for deceases before they leave your apiary).