How much?

[taurus]

So I've got my first honey with more in the supers. I'll be looking at something in the region of 70 - 80 lb of honey which is more than I expected in my first year.

A local village shop may take some to sell and I want to keep some to sell at a craft event our daughter runs.

Any hints about what is a fair price to ask for a 1lb jar of honey?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

£6.00 minimum

 

[pargyle]

£6.00 minimum

+1 ... I'm getting £4.50 for 12oz and £3.50 for 8oz in nice jars with good labels but my local association are recommending £4.95/lb so I occasionally get a bit of resistance until people taste it !!

 

[Hivemaker.]

Any hints about what is a fair price to ask for a 1lb jar of honey?

£10

 

[taurus]

Blimey - I am glad I asked. I never reckoned on that much.

 

[protheroe]

£10

That would be a fair price Pete.might even just about cover cost most years at that price.this year I would need to sell at 30 quid a jar with the amount of honey I have on hives at the moment.
Here's hoping for a good heather flow

 

[Swarm]

The price will vary considerably throughout the country, generally depending on the affluence of the area. Rather than go out with your jars marked at a tenner (lol), have a look around and see what local honey is going for.

Edit: And congratulations on your first harvest, I bet you're chuffed.

 

[taurus]

Yes - thank you - I am very chuffed. Even more so on finding the nuc I made up now has eggs in it so there is a new queen in there.

 

[B+.]

Yes - thank you - I am very chuffed.

The first harvest tastes the best of all ;-) That has got to make it worth more.
Don't forget to save some for friends and neighbours. You'd be amazed how many friends you have when you are giving jars of your honey away!

 

[Cussword]

I'm in my second year, this will be my first harvest. Between 3 hives I think I've only 6 frames of honey.
Although, every little helps.

 

[Chriszog]

£5 a jar round here.

 

[Goodwood]

12 oz £5 trade or from the door
8oz £3.5 trade

Sells out quickly
Still think its cheap for the labour involved

 

[masterBK]

Are you a beekeeper or do the bees keep you? Most apiarists are in the former category,

 

[Angularity]

Are you a beekeeper or do the bees keep you? Most apiarists are in the former category,

The bees keep me (confused and frustrated). Occasionally I get a tea-spoon of honey to stir into my yogurt.

 

[psafloyd]

So I've got my first honey with more in the supers. I'll be looking at something in the region of 70 - 80 lb of honey which is more than I expected in my first year.

A local village shop may take some to sell and I want to keep some to sell at a craft event our daughter runs.

Any hints about what is a fair price to ask for a 1lb jar of honey?

Most shops will want to screw you on price and you will get more from the front door.

As for fairs, ditch the 1lb jar for 120z hex as people prefer to buy those for gifts and you can charge the same price as for 1lb.

But 80lbs doesn't last long if you start doing fairs. I can shift that in a decent week from my front door.

 

[YorkshireBees]

Most shops will want to screw you on price and you will get more from the front door.

As for fairs, ditch the 1lb jar for 120z hex as people prefer to buy those for gifts and you can charge the same price as for 1lb.

But 80lbs doesn't last long if you start doing fairs. I can shift that in a decent week from my front door.

Don't be beaten down on price by shops, especially as at the moment a lot of beekeepers have no honey.
Regarding fairs etc. you will be surprised how fast it goes!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

just remember that shops need to make a profit as well, so don't be greedy - plus if you are going down the line of supplying a shop, they will expect a regular suppy summer and winter, not just the odd jar in the autumn after your friends and family have had enough.

 

[Arfermo]

So I've got my first honey with more in the supers. I'll be looking at something in the region of 70 - 80 lb of honey which is more than I expected in my first year. A local village shop may take some to sell and I want to keep some to sell at a craft event our daughter runs.
Any hints about what is a fair price to ask for a 1lb jar of honey?

If you go looking in local shops who stock local honey, you will soon find what the going rate is but beware retailers bung on a huge mark-up from what they paid the producer. One of the farm shops here buys in from a pal at £3 and sells at £6.95. So ask just a bit less when selling to local contacts. I advertised in the Parish magazine some years ago and still have a loyal and regular clientele. Local papers that offer free-ads are useful too. Most of mine goes to the local Country Markets so that I have no hassle and where I get less than is generally possible but it comforts me to know that I am contributing a bit to charity too.

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

So I've got my first honey with more in the supers. I'll be looking at something in the region of 70 - 80 lb of honey which is more than I expected in my first year.

A local village shop may take some to sell and I want to keep some to sell at a craft event our daughter runs.

Any hints about what is a fair price to ask for a 1lb jar of honey?

You're in one of the wealthiest parts of the country. You don't really have enough this year to build a relationship with a supplier but your problem (I can tell you because it did NOT feel this way to me a year ago) is going to be keeping everyone else supplied, not being left with unsold honey (which you can always sell next year). So don't be greedy, but don't sell yourself, your bees or your kit short. £6 as suggested somewhere above seems like a decent starting point, but err higher not lower.