Its often sold in markets in Africa by the teaspoon , usually straight into a child's mouth to alleviate tummy upsetIt’ll be thimble fulls next
Its often sold in markets in Africa by the teaspoon , usually straight into a child's mouth to alleviate tummy upsetIt’ll be thimble fulls next
Not being rude to anyone but over the years, I've noticed the price tends to increase the nearer and in London you get. Clee Hill is miles from London, hence my surprise at the amount CGF is able to secure.Just shows the regionality factor I think. I have maintained £5 for 227g (8oz) to all buyers. The one local shop (deliberate on my part) that buys in sells at over £7. Curiously I have interest now in in 113g (4oz) jars and not as " favours"; selling happily at £3 a jar.
One man band, everything is done by me. 400+ supers using a brush uncapper and konigin swing basket. 'Pretty gruelling ' sums it up adequatelyYes, it's always interesting to know how people do these things and at what point it becomes impractical to manage by hand.
Assuming that CGF has sufficient honey to fill most of his jars and they're all 8oz, I'd guess he's dealing somewhere in the region of 200 supers? Never having had anywhere near that many, I'd go out on a limb and suggest that extraction is probably achievable manually if it's your full(-ish) time job, but it could well be pretty gruelling for one person, especially actually moving the full supers about. Two might make it more bearable. Or you just chug along doing what you can at a comfortable pace until the job's done.
James
This season I've more than doubled the amount of honey I've ever had to extract before. I reckon it's taken 3 weeks in total (spring & summer) 40 supers is a very good day. Not so much the physical graft but the tediousness is mind-numbing. Luckily I can practice my singing (I'm in a band )How long does it take you MD?
Same boat here.Yep I completely agree. The difference between bulk and jarring at the price I charge there is very little in it with regard to margin once time is factored in. I also sell in bulk but I do worry that if I went entirely down that route and sold to one or two buyers and they were to let me down then that's my business finished.
Spot onSame boat here.
I've always thought its best to have a foot in both camps, I have a local network of shops who take my honey, I'd hate to disappoint them in lean years so marketing has to realistically match what I'd expect to get in a poor year and then the surplus gets sold in bulk.
Bulk prices are holding if not increasing for honey of good provenance and there's growing demand for British honey as natural sweetener in the drinks industry, I'm actually hopeful for the future.
Edit: I wouldn't be in a rush to sell at the moment though, the market is awash with many sideliners having had bumper crops, it'll mellow after Christmas.
Well here's a turnup for the books. My second retailer has asked around re prices & is now happy to give me £6 for a 12oz jar! She wants to have an ongoing supply available for a while which is fine by me!Just got another retailer who wants a regular supply. Took a dozen for now as didn't have much cash, another dozen next week. £5 for a 12oz hex jar, not as good a price as my other place but ok.
Its a race to the bottom for the sellers of the price to make more profit and Its all greed from the consumer. Today people want what they want when they want it, eg strawberries on xmas day. As a lad we had seasons, e.g. I recall the excitement of the first Jersey Royals hitting the grocers in the town and when other foods came into season. Oh and buying apples in bulk and wrapping them in newspaper and putting them under the stairs for the winter. Some will scoff at this but the fruit n' veg tasted of something back then not like the tasteless stuff you buy today.Yes it strange that food producers are treated so badly. when it is honoust work that keeps the population from burning the goverments down, revolting, against the peaple that say that food production is rubbish and the growers are rubbish and unskilled.
God yes! I was always the apple wrapper at home and wow betide me if I wrapped a blemished fruit which later rotted.Its a race to the bottom for the sellers of the price to make more profit and Its all greed from the consumer. Today people want what they want when they want it, eg strawberries on xmas day. As a lad we had seasons, e.g. I recall the excitement of the first Jersey Royals hitting the grocers in the town and when other foods came into season. Oh and buying apples in bulk and wrapping them in newspaper and putting them under the stairs for the winter. Some will scoff at this but the fruit n' veg tasted of something back then not like the tasteless stuff you buy today.
Bit of a tangent but I still get excited about the first sweet little pembs new potatoes, tato newi, nothing better!Its a race to the bottom for the sellers of the price to make more profit and Its all greed from the consumer. Today people want what they want when they want it, eg strawberries on xmas day. As a lad we had seasons, e.g. I recall the excitement of the first Jersey Royals hitting the grocers in the town and when other foods came into season. Oh and buying apples in bulk and wrapping them in newspaper and putting them under the stairs for the winter. Some will scoff at this but the fruit n' veg tasted of something back then not like the tasteless stuff you buy today.
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