Problem with Thorne's was they only do stock sizes (I contacted them before I sourced these) so didn't suit my jar and what I wanted as a label..... (it wraps round the back with all the legal blurb on it). Forgot to say the £90 included 1000 base labels with BB & lot number.
Having spent a couple of days properly engaging with the design software and the actually very extensive range of label shapes and sizes available (I had no idea) - and printed off a label that looks exactly as I wanted it to look and that fits well on the jar, I withdraw any negative comments I may have thought or made about the Dymo option. I am very happy. The printer cost me £120 from Amazon. There will be no ongoing ink costs. Compatible labels are cheap as chips and stick ferociously to the glass, and I managed to produce a simple, elegant label design, in 2 sizes, that I really like. It'll be a shame if any potential customers just don't
what is the shelf life of honey?
there isn't one, but the labelling regulations demand the BBE date so the suggestion (not by the BBKA funnily enough) has been 2-3 years, although it's up to you. 2-3 years at least covers the possibility of the lid rusting.
Talking about lids some of mine had rusted in less than a year!
Best Before is however long you decide you can vouch for the product to be in 'best' condition. I did read somewhere that you have a legal responsibility up to the date you declare but I can't find where that was.
Although 2-3 years makes good sense ... longer and I think the general run of the mill public would be surprised to see a shelf life that long and frankly most raw honeys would have started crystallising or even separating long before that. Less than 2 years ...smaller hobby beekeepers having labels printed for them may find it hard to get through a reasonable batch of labels before they get too close to the BB date.
~ some things are just good common sense and fit well. We are obliged under the Regs to include a BB date - but really, in the case of honey, it's a bit of nonsense.
Oh no... hadn't thought about that ... back to the drawing board for my labels ...
I think I am at odds with the world - I keep going for smaller labels with less text - I like the idea of just one word - HONEY - but I find it useful to prefix that with the name of my locality as I find both local residents and visitors seem to prefer to know where their honey came from.Don't forget 'organic'
Not allowedDon't forget 'organic'
Said with humour.
