GBP 545 per tonne delivered, all made up ready to go. A bit more expensive in the UK due to ferry charges, maybe the same for Finland sadly, but not over 650/tonne. At the time this was about 740 euros. Plus its 72% sugars, and Ambrosia is the most overpriced product in the range, way out the top of the price bracket for what it is. I just helped a friend in England this week to buy a load, and he had Ambrosia in Septemebr but has bought an identical product, Invert bee, and saved GBP5000 (yes, five thousand) on ONE truckload.
It is more expensive yes, but not dramatically so, and sorry, but it IS the best autumn food I have ever encountered. Superior to white sugar syrup without a shadow of doubt. If it were not, trust me, I would not be buying it.
A problem encountered here is that beekeepers with 00s or 000s of hives are cornering the market.
In simple terms, the Apisuc/Ambrosia/etc phone rings and a voice says "I'd like to be a dealer and I'll buy a load of stuff.
OK, says Apisuc/Ambrosia/etc and a load is sent over.
Problem is, that load is for personal use, NOT for distribution or onward selling (other than a select group of friends), as was agreed with Apisuc/Ambrosia/etc.
When the small beekeeper, or other who genuinely wants to supply ready-made syrup (or hives) rings Apisuc/Ambrosia/etc (or hive suppliers) he's told "Trouble is Sir, we have people in the UK who phone and say they want to supply our products but they only keep them for themselves and don't expand the business. I was told the same by a well-known hive supplier.
Small scale beekeeper is told by "alleged supplier in UK" "Well, yeah, but it's gonna cost double and more for it to be supplied. We only use it for our bees and just had 5/6/ or so tons in. Don't really want to be bothered supplying a tonne here and there 'cos we're busy."
In two instances, Apisuc was substantially more expensive than Ambrosia from "alleged UK suppliers" who were
too busy to supply in any event.
I believe this forum is principally for the smaller beekeeper who is happy to club together with his fellow man or woman and buy products in bulk when warranted.
With this in mind, when beekeepers with numerous hives, who are able to use bulk purchasing to reduce the price for themselves (and in some cases, foul the market for the small enterprise as a result).
It would be more helpful if they said
where the smaller enterprise, the majority on here were told 'It can be bought here and here for approx £? AND it's cheap of course
Reading the type of rhetoric that is starting to abound is narrowing the field and a lot like listening to the bonuses bankers are receiving, those quantities mean nothing to the smaller enterprise.
This isn't aimed at you, I have no knowledge of what you do other than you have a lot of hives and reading the odd post of yours.
The above are all facts from the situations that have been encountered by us.
