"And the beekeeper might have 100 different sites to visit which means its harder to manage."
So he has developed a concept called Hive Share and sells beehives but retains management rights. That means the hives stay with him rather than on the owner's property.
"It means buyers have ownership but they don't have to look after the honey ... they buy a certain number of hives and get a guaranteed amount of tax-free honey in return," Mr Brandon said.
He is the son of John Brandon. the long-standing owner of Canaan Honey. Michael's business Canaan Apiaries 2016 will work alongside Canaan Honey until his John retires when Michael will buy out his father's company.
A launch party for Hive Share, open to the public, takes place tonight (Wednesday) from 7.30pm at the Canaan Honey shop on Mosston Road. It coincides with the shop's opening times of three days each month which this month fell Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.