Cut Comb

[the beehive lodge]

How popular is cut comb ive done two super frames as a trail and selling it for £4 8oz how many of you do it and is it worth the trouble i think it is as long as it has a buyer
thanks in advance Alan

 

[Poly Hive]

Tween you and I as I think I am alone on the forum in producing only CC, but no doubt tomorrow hundreds will lay claim as well...LOL

It is a lot less messy, and I find it just as easy to do as extracted.

The down side is many people have no idea how to eat it.

I score as I have it on my breakfast tables for the guests to have and as they then know how good it is they are interested in buying the packs I have for sale.

For the broader market though extracted is the way to go.

PH

 

[fiftyjon]

The cut comb that I have sold will always sell quicker than the extracted honey, whether set or runny.

If the day is sunny and the little cut comb taster is warm, one taste and 8oz is sold.

 

[ratcatcher]

as a newbie using both a national and 4 top bar hives I'm all geared up for next year and cut comb, have the packaging,stickers, cutters etc
having watched an extraction demo a few days ago at our club, I'm preferring cut comb all the way

 

[rockdoc]

Struggled this year to get any, but IMHO, it is the finest way to eat honey. Every cell you crush has retained those, often ephemeral, volatile oils and scents right to the last.

 

[Poly Hive]

It's the very best of honeys no argument there, but there is a consumer issue to be kept in mind. Called ignorance.

PH

 

[tonybloke]

just entered a couple of frames in local show.
one is unwired, and we'll eat that one ourselves

I have put a couple of unwired foundationsheets in a super over a strong colony each year, just to get cut comb for friends and family

 

[Swarm]

It's the very best of honeys no argument there, but there is a consumer issue to be kept in mind. Called ignorance.

PH

Have to agree, most people screw their faces at the thought of the wax.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Tried a couple of frames this year and they sold out almost immediately. Will certainly repeat next year