How much are you charging?

[Outlander]

There's always next year Lindy. I started late this year and I am hoping the four frames in the super will be capped soon so I'll have a little for myself.

Though a later starter I'm ending the season with three good sized colonies and telling myself next year will be the start of my Honey and bee empire. LOL

 

[Chris Luck]

I have to admit that mine sells for considerably more once it crosses the channel to the UK. £4.50 for 250gms and £7.50 for 500 grms but then it's out of my hands then.......

....funny old world when a bit of water makes that much difference.

Chris

 

[Lindylou]

Hi Outlander,

Yes, roll on next year. Everyone has been saying what a terrible year it has been for a beginner. Well, my thoughts are - if we can manage without too much trouble this year, then next year must be better - surely?

 

[Salamagundy]

We've started offering to visitors in the holiday cottage at £3.50 for 8oz, £4.50 for 12oz and £5.50 for 1lb, with 50p reduction per jar for orders of three or more.

This week we've sold 6 x 8oz jars, last week 1 x 8oz and 1 x 12oz.

Not enough to keep us in vintage claret, or even Rioja....

We hope they will prove popular presents with other visitors but suspect we'll end up with a lot of 1lb jars to shift.

 

[TOBY-3652]

wish i could get more but iff i put my prices up i wouldnt sell any £3. 50 a pound jar,, 6 people around here sell for between £3-00 and£3-50 local pet food place sells for £3-75 and i know the producer gets £2-75 A POUND JAR

 

[dpearce4]

Tesco are selling tiptrees english honey 340g at £4.99.

i wont be selling mine for less than this. If its ok for tescos then its ok for me.

 

[REDWOOD]

As the food economy goes belly side up... we are bartering ours
To date...............


Leg of lamb.... one 12oz jar
Window cleaner ... 2 jars ( he even cleared the gutters and the facias!

That's cheap for a leg of lamb, I payed £7.00 last weekend well done

 

[karen p]

With regard to the comment about hexagonal jars being expensive to buy, p.y..s are half the price that t..rn.s are charging for the same tray of jars.

 

[plumberman]

With regard to the comment about hexagonal jars being expensive to buy, p.y..s are half the price that t..rn.s are charging for the same tray of jars.

Check out w y n n e J o n e s. - they are usually competitive as well.

 

[Poly Hive]

If you can find a bottler.. jams or what ever, then there is a good chance you could buy jars from there. I used to buy a pallet from that kind of outfit and obviously the price dropped a lot. Always worth an ask.

PH

 

[shudderdun]

This is my second season as a beekeeper, got 11 lb so far with another possible 8 lb from the same hive, I am selling my honey to people in work at £2.50 per 1/2 lb jar, my first two customers want 3 jars each but I want to try and offer it to as many people as possible as a taster for "hopefully" next years harvest. To be honest, I think £2.50 per 1/2 lb is easier to sell than £5 per 1 lb jar. I think I might get away with £4.50 per 1 lb at best.

 

[Andy Duff]

Here on Walnut Allotments our 6 share (10 members-Don't ask) cooperative that threw in £110 quid per share is looking at at least 20lb each. We have gone from 1 to 4 hives, all got involved in the beekeeping; from sourcing materials to extraction, all enjoyed the experience, learned a great deal about beekeeping and we have a great community spirit.
cost of honey?
ours is priceless. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL BEEKEEPING

 

[farbee]

With regard to the comment about hexagonal jars being expensive to buy, p.y..s are half the price that t..rn.s are charging for the same tray of jars.[/

Thanks for tip.

 

[psafloyd]

Here on Walnut Allotments our 6 share (10 members-Don't ask) cooperative that threw in £110 quid per share is looking at at least 20lb each. We have gone from 1 to 4 hives, all got involved in the beekeeping; from sourcing materials to extraction, all enjoyed the experience, learned a great deal about beekeeping and we have a great community spirit.
cost of honey?
ours is priceless. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL BEEKEEPING

And have almost recouped all initial capital invested, No doubt there was some additional expenditure if you now have four hives, but getting others to muck in is a great idea.

 

[psafloyd]

wish i could get more but iff i put my prices up i wouldnt sell any £3. 50 a pound jar,, 6 people around here sell for between £3-00 and£3-50 local pet food place sells for £3-75 and i know the producer gets £2-75 A POUND JAR

Looks like you need to find another outlet.

 

[psafloyd]

Tesco are selling tiptrees english honey 340g at £4.99.

i wont be selling mine for less than this. If its ok for tescos then its ok for me.

Thats £6.66 a lb. It's only Essex honey, isn't it?

 

[Gower]

selling mine for £3.50 1/2 lb hex jar, nicely labelled with tamper strip etc.

 

[Elaine]

For jars (and food grade buckets, csmetic tins etc) check out a companny called a m p u l l a on-line - their prices seem very resonable even for smaller quantities

 

[nickC]

This year, in Scotland, where the weather has been dreadful, I am charging £5.50 per 1lb. jar, an increase of 50p. on last year which all sold without demur. Last year heather cut-comb all sold out at £9.50 per 1lb. Beekeeping is hard work and very time consuming, and yields in the north of U.K. are small in comparison with yields in warm countries, often with a lower cost of living. We should charge a sensible price for all the work we and our bees are doing. Last year a lot of local honey was selling at over £6 in Tesco so I think at least £5 per 1lb, well presented, is reasonable.

 

[ultreen1]

I've had 60lb from my biggest colony (a nuc I bought in April).
I've sold all the honey in 1/2 pound jars for £5.
I've even had requests to post the honey...with delivery that's about £9 a jar!
Who knows what next year will bring!