£1 for 1lb

[Beefriendly]

I think there needs to be a clear differentiation between honey sold in bulk and that sold in jars with labels by yourself.
Records tell me I would be slightly better off (time wise) selling in bulk at say £3/lb wholesale rather than £7/lb on a market stall (stall fee/diesel to get there etc)
But I enjoy the markets so it's not just pounds shillings and pence for me.

 

[user 6228]

I think there needs to be a clear differentiation between honey sold in bulk and that sold in jars with labels by yourself.
Records tell me I would be slightly better off (time wise) selling in bulk at say £3/lb wholesale rather than £7/lb on a market stall (stall fee/diesel to get there etc)
But I enjoy the markets so it's not just pounds shillings and pence for me.

Entertainment and keeping you from spending your own money and getting £7 per jar... no contest

 

[For want of a better word]

Cheers, you must have been living in Mayfair. In 65 I was paying 1/9 for a gallon of 4* and 2/6 for a pint of Watney's Red Barrel (gone and forgotten). Mars bars were 3d old money and bigger than they are now. And a "poor man's friend" could be washed out and re-used.........

No not Mayfair... but across the river....

£5.50 half pound... two for £10.... nobody questions price.... consumers expect to pay for top quality local produce.


Never been frightened to charge ... or frightened of hard work... most seem to undersell themselves!

Sold all we could take at the recent Exeter foodie fair... need a bigger van!!

Yeghes da

 

[Ian123]

Actually think the super markets have done Beeks a bit of a favour recently as many are stocking honey at £10-£20. Makes local/Uk beeks produce look cheap

 

[madasafish]

Actually think the super markets have done Beeks a bit of a favour recently as many are stocking honey at £10-£20. Makes local/Uk beeks produce look cheap

Aldi have 340g Organic honey for under £3........Mixture of EU and non EU honey.

 

[masterBK]

British honey is a premium product and worth paying for. It can be and should be but having sampled and checked thousands of jars of honey over the last 30 years entered in honeyshows across the country I'm afraid that there are a few beekeepers out there that are not producing a premium product. You would think they would put in a bit of extra effort into what they put in the show compared to what they sell to their customers. I have found hairs (eyelashs and pet hairs), bits of wax and other debris of many kinds floating or suspended in the honey (including leg of daddylong legs), fermenting honey, dull liquid honey and honey (in various stages of granulation), underweight jars, jars with dirty rusting lids. I photograph the worst cases. There are also many people out there that still haven't mastered the art of producing quality soft set honey.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

British honey is a premium product and worth paying for. It can be and should be but having sampled and checked thousands of jars of honey over the last 30 years entered in honeyshows across the country I'm afraid that there are a few beekeepers out there that are not producing a premium product. You would think they would put in a bit of extra effort into what they put in the show compared to what they sell to their customers. I have found hairs (eyelashs and pet hairs), bits of wax and other debris of many kinds floating or suspended in the honey (including leg of daddylong legs), fermenting honey, dull liquid honey and honey (in various stages of granulation), underweight jars, jars with dirty rusting lids. I photograph the worst cases. There are also many people out there that still haven't mastered the art of producing quality soft set honey.

I've got a couple of customers that rave about crystallized honey on toast. Apparently they love the crystalline texture.
There's a market for everything given the right customer base.

 

[Beefriendly]

I've got a couple of customers that rave about crystallized honey on toast. Apparently they love the crystalline texture.
There's a market for everything given the right customer base.

I have some regulars who love the grainy granulated stuff.
Also have some who love the crunchy large crystals in heather honey as it starts to set.

If it works for them it works for me.