Labels

[Lolly Bee]

Anyone out there know of a label maker for my jars? I want to use my own photo and not one from Thorne's or wherever that are rather on the spenny side too. Thanks.

 

[Richard]

Anyone out there know of a label maker for my jars? I want to use my own photo and not one from Thorne's or wherever that are rather on the spenny side too. Thanks.

I made my own as I didn't need many. Bought A4 sheets of adhesive paper, printed them at work on their colour copiers (with permission!) and cut them by hand.

Took ages to cut them out and peeling the backing off was a pain so probably not a route I'd go down if I have loads to label.

 

[Lolly Bee]

I made my own as I didn't need many. Bought A4 sheets of adhesive paper, printed them at work on their colour copiers (with permission!) and cut them by hand.

Took ages to cut them out and peeling the backing off was a pain so probably not a route I'd go down if I have loads to label.

Well done you! Sadly I don’t have that kind of printer so would still need to get them printed somewhere but I could have a try I guess. Thanks for imprinting the idea - sorry couldn’t resist. I’ll mull when I walk the dog now!

 

[Sutty]

Avery type labels Can be printed on a normal domestic i kjet printer, but you are limited as to shape.
I use Maismores, they are obliging if you want to vary a bit from a standard label - eg I skip the bbe and lot number and add it with a tiny avery label, that way I can buy a decent amount at a time (500).

 

[Erichalfbee]

I get mine done from Vista
@nantmoel does labels. You could PM him

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I skip the bbe and lot number and add it with a tiny avery label, that way I can buy a decent amount at a time (500).

I just have 'BBE see base' on the label and use a label gun for the BB date, a standard single line label gun is cheap as chips (even a two line label gun so you can add a batch number doesn't cost the earth) and date labels don't cost much for rolls of thousands.

 

[Swarm]

Anyone out there know of a label maker for my jars? I want to use my own photo and not one from Thorne's or wherever that are rather on the spenny side too. Thanks.

Thorne offer a service for unique labels, you provide the photo. IIRC, Maisemore offer the same.
I use one of Thorne's own, the best before and lot numbers are left blank and this info is added with a fine indelible pen so I order 1000 at a time along with tamper evident and granulation labels. They do some nice standard labels, I've only ever had compliments for the presentation of my honey.

 

[pargyle]

Anyone out there know of a label maker for my jars? I want to use my own photo and not one from Thorne's or wherever that are rather on the spenny side too. Thanks.

Try Stikaroo ... Mikey is very helpful - he does all my labels (honey, jam and preserves) - he will work with your digital photos and incorporate whatever text you want - he will do small runs as well - you won't need to buy thousands. He does either paper or waterproof vinyl - I use the latter, they cost a bit more but they last a lot longer on the jar and don't smudge or wear

https://stikaroo.co.uk/.

 

[robmort]

Just use Microsoft Word, or similar word processor, to create pages in label format, with your own pictures etc. You can then get pre-cut pages of labels e.g. 3x7 per page and print them direct.

 

[Jules59]

My bees bought me a colour laser printer last year. I now make all my own labels.

 

[Jimmy]

I'm a happy customer of @nantmoel

 

[ericbeaumont]

not one from Thorne

That's a good start because in design terms most have been treading water since 1956.

How many do you need? Unless you choose carefully, small print runs can be as expensive as bigger ones.

Avery are recommended by many for small runs; I have not used them. Have a look at Fast Labels for a bigger print run; they have a good rep.

Printing is easy but design is where the work lies. If you don't have the eye or skill or desire to use Photoshop or the like, find someone who can. Avoid clichés such as black & yellow insects, hexagons and flowers, unless nectar of the latter constitute about 80% of the jar contents.

https://www.avery.co.uk/print-servi...w1RKqWPtXlEB6C8g2vErAT7JQp2h1UvhoCQaAQAvD_BwE

https://www.fastlabels.co.uk/request-sample-pack.html

 

[Lolly Bee]

Thank you everyone for all your helpful suggestions. Sorry for the delay, I'm not entirely sure where the time has gone!

 

[lindsay s]

ericbeaumont said
“Avoid clichés such as black & yellow insects, hexagons and flowers, unless nectar of the latter constitute about 80% of the jar”

OOPS!!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

ericbeaumont said
“Avoid clichés such as black & yellow insects, hexagons and flowers, unless nectar of the latter constitute about 80% of the jar”

OOPS!!!
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I think they are lovely
I have this as the background to one of my labels

 

[lindsay s]

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I think they are lovely
I have this as the background to one of my labels

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Thanks Dani, my customers love them too and dare I say it “they are from Thornes”

 

[Erichalfbee]

Lindsay, what is the main forage that's gone into the honey?

 

[robmort]

If you want your label to stand out then a modern, clean design is needed. But people will buy the jars for the contents anyway even if it's a hackneyed label.

 

[ericbeaumont]

OOPS!!!

Wasp honey, Lindsay? Have regular calls to say they're definitely honey bees, but when the caller hears that a wasp is striped yellow-black-yellow-black...

Use of complementary colours leads to a striking design.
http://www.springleafstudios.com/2015/12/complementary-colors.html?m=1

 

[lindsay s]

Thanks for the feedback. My partner says I have absolutely no perception whatsoever when it comes to coordinating colours. Luckily I didn’t choose a black and white label!
As to what’s in the jars Dani it’s honey from three apiaries. Two in the town and one in a rural location. After a good spell in May the weather here was a complete write off in June and I wasn’t expecting much of a harvest at all. Things improved in July and August.
The honey from my rural apiary was mostly white clover and some meadowsweet which had a light colour and mild in flavour. The town honey was a complete mixture with some sycamore in it. It is much darker and has a far stronger flavour. I just blended everything together and tell everyone it’s never the same two years running. Sometimes my honey has set by Xmas, last year’s hasn’t set at all.
I’m often asked what my honey tastes like. To be honest I’m about as clueless about the taste as I am with colours.