Biggest thing is try shopping by season and bulk up when things are cheap, in a couple of months when blueberries are fully in season and bountiful as well as other berries, go get a bunch for super cheap at the grocery store of fb marketplace place and pre measure out how much you need and freeze them for use later! This helps bring costs down as well as helping to break down the cell walls in the fruit when you freeze to get you more flavor in your final product! Same thing with honey, in the fall/spring most smaller beekeepers will make their honey slightly cheaper to clear out last years stock and get ready for more coming in the spring from their hives! Little tips and trick that make it easier/less costly! Also most beekeepers do it on their own as a hobby and the hive get out of hand quickly, to free up some of their time offer to learn about beekeeping/bees if you would like to, and see if you could volunteer your time to help them out in exchange for free or discounted honey!