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    SWEET replied to the thread Honey extraction services.
    100 standard super boxes (SN4) can be processed in a day with not much kit, the expense is the food grade facility to house the kit and...
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    SWEET replied to the thread Fondant v syrup.
    You have two farmers with many hives in totally different climates both quoting the same stuff. I'm very sure the bees would not waste...
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    SWEET replied to the thread Fondant v syrup.
    Simple test you can try; starve a colony then stick rock solid fondant on the bars late Dec/Jan, watch what happens (or place a frame of...
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    SWEET reacted to jenkinsbrynmair's post in the thread Fondant v syrup with Like Like.
    another myth - the bees will get enough water from what's in the hive already, they've coped with it for millions of years - if it was a...
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    SWEET reacted to Cuckmere couple's post in the thread Fondant v syrup with Like Like.
    £14,,,,coming down £2 every 3 hours at this rate :)
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    SWEET replied to the thread Fondant v syrup.
    Fondant for years here (quick/simple) but don't be too keen, around these parts late October/Nov and only if the hives are not rammed...
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    SWEET reacted to Curly green finger's's post in the thread honey price update with Like Like.
    I sell 8 oz jar’s wholesale @£4.75 Chunk honey £6 Cut comb 150g - 200g £10 Your £5 per wholesale sounds good 👍
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    SWEET reacted to fian's post in the thread honey price update with Like Like.
    It was a translator's error between pounds peso and pounds currency. Now that you wrote it differently. It seems to me that the 1.5...
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    SWEET reacted to Sutty's post in the thread honey price update with Like Like.
    I've just put my price up for my local retailers to £6.50 per 340g hex jar, one sells at £8 (may have put it up as i did), the other at...
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    SWEET replied to the thread honey price update.
    Yeah wrong - Bucket £4/lb (16oz) Jar @ £4.50 (12oz) - £6/lb Jar b2b minus - Jar/Label/Delivery/Fuel/Packing/Kit to process (a lot at...
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    SWEET replied to the thread honey price update.
    £4lb bucket rate here, £3.50 for OSR no problem (if you wanted to process that carp). Your £4.50/12oz/£6 is off as you're not accounting...
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    SWEET replied to the thread honey price update.
    Not opinion but business, if you sell at near bulk rates then simply sell the lot at bulk and save a load of work, simple/makes sense...
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    SWEET replied to the thread honey price update.
    Local bee farmer to me is selling to ALL the outlets around here for £4.50 12oz jar which seems pointless, take off the...
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    SWEET reacted to pargyle's post in the thread Paynes, closing?! with Like Like.
    It's a bit sad ... I've always had excellent service from them and Roger is super bloke .. all my hives and nucs are from them. The...
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