First table top sale

[Tom Bick]

I suppose I could stay with my sister in Liverpool as it should be fairly easy to visit from there. If your daughter wants any advice on living aboard then I will be happy to give her the pros and cons. Did you spot the small WBC you started something with that a few people have asked for them including a beekeeper in US should be shipping one very soon.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I love that little WBC.
I use it at home and on the stall.

 

[Jimmys Mum]

How much stock to take to market?

I have my first farmers market tomorrow and am struggling to know how much stock to take. I don't want to run out but similarly I don't want to take way more than I need. It's our local town and the market is only once a month. I do 12oz and 1lb jars in both runny and soft set. How many sales do people tend to get at these markets?
Thanks JM

 

[Tom Bick]

Well having only done the one I am not experienced to say exactly but what I have been told two markets are never the same and you can sell loads one week and very little the next. Best not to get caught out short. Good luck hope it goes well.

 

[VEG]

You could sell 10 or 100 but only if you have them with you

 

[Jimmys Mum]

100 would be nice

The soft set is no problem. I can take loads of that along. I just didn't want to jar up more of the runny honeys than needed as it is likely to cloud up before the next market and I don't want to warm it up more than necessary.

I think I will take 50 jars of soft set and 50 of runny and hope not to bring it all home at the end of the morning!

I've got my taster pots and made some tealights so let's see how it goes ......I wish I had some shelves like those though Tom, a really beautiful display.

 

[BrianO]

Looks Fantastic Tom.... Planning on doing same next year, that gives me something to try and replicate Congrats on a lovely display !

 

[idg]

Looks Great Tom,
I have one on the 28th. Its a Christmas gift fair really but I'm going to give it a go. I wish I had kept a frame of capped honey for display like that.
I love the clear labels on the square jars, and the hanging labels. Do you make these? Or can you buy them? If you buy them, can you divulge your supplier?

 

[Tom Bick]

Sorry I made the tag labels idg not that difficult but a bit fiddly. I agree the square jar and a nice simple clear label look great but you do need a nice light honey to work best with the label. I have two display cases and like to keep a frame in one as something to look at during the cold dark months and people are always fascinated by the comb. The one in the photo managed a third in the national honey show this year. Good luck with your fair I have just this week booked myself into two more fairs, it's taken me nine years to do my first so perhaps trying to catch up for lost time.

 

[Luka22]

I have my first farmers market tomorrow and am struggling to know how much stock to take. I don't want to run out but similarly I don't want to take way more than I need. It's our local town and the market is only once a month. I do 12oz and 1lb jars in both runny and soft set. How many sales do people tend to get at these markets?
Thanks JM

I would say that nobody could really answer this question for you. If it's a market up in London, I would be hopeful that you sell lot's, if it's rather a Village Market... well. We have been a few times to a Village Market and most times it was disappointing. 50 jars? Well, even if we would add them all up, we have not reached 50 jars yet, but again, that means nothing. Maybe you will be in the right area, maybe there is a need, maybe the right people live there.... As I said, if you go up London, jar them all, if it's a tiny village market go with what you got and jar when you need it. But I might be totally wrong and I am sure there are beekeepers around with a lot more experience. That is just what we have experienced in the last few month...

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

if you go up London, jar them all, .

And if you do go down to London, remember to at least treble your price and call it 'raw honey' or some other airy fairy name and they'll be begging you to sell it to them. Had to go to Westiminster the other week to HQ and on the way back to St James Park station I took a detour through the twee little street market just off old Pye Street there was a stall there selling 'raw honey' so i went to investigate (the unusual size jars got me curious) after some questioning sh sheepishly told me that this wonderful substance had come from Spain!

 

[Hivemaker.]

And if you do go down to London, remember to at least treble your price and call it 'raw honey' or some other airy fairy name and they'll be begging you to sell it to them.

Manuka.

 

[alldigging]

There was someone with honey from Warrington at the Manchester Christmas market yesterday who my MIL spent some time perusing their stall but failed to look at the price per jar.
She said it all looked very nice and they were selling four types of honey and had dippers for sale too.