Price

[Heather]

What is the going rate for a 30lb tub of set honey if I was to buy? Just local flowers, not specialised. I am running short and have been offered some to purchase.

 

[Eyeman]

Hi
This web site will give you some idea:

http://www.honeyforsale.co.uk/

 

[Tom Bick]

Hi Heather.

It's going to be down to local pricing, your local area and where the bucket is coming from that will influence the price. Along with supply and demand.

How much do you sell a 1lb jar of honey.
How much do you value your time warming and jarring.
Do you have regular customers to supply, with the fear they will go to the beekeeper down the road if you have no honey. A small loss or breakeven this year could pay dividends next year.

 

[Heather]

I sell to farm shop for £5. It is a reputable honey source (another Assoc member), but I have to heat as set in a 30lb bucket, jar, label and make a tiny profit for my trouble..I don't want to be unfair to seller but think the price offered is high (£120), so thought I would ask for others thoughts.
The person I supply will have no other supplier- just have no honey for her customers till Spring.

 

[Teemore]

I last sold 30 lb buckets of honey in 2014 to a beekeeper in County Down for approx £3.00/lb. They needed the honey and were happy to pay that price. Its always a case of supply and demand.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I don't want to be unfair to seller but think the price offered is high (£120),

But you must realise that this year it's a seller's market so prices are a little higher.
On the flip side, you have a loyal customer who is going to be let down this year and my thoughts would be you have to pay some of that loyalty back and think of future sales in years of plenty.
You may have to bite the bullet and as long as you don't make a loss consider it an investment in the future.
Try and find a middle ground with the seller?

 

[BeeJayBee]

..I don't want to be unfair to seller but think the price offered is high (£120), so thought I would ask for others thoughts..

I think the bulk (bucket) price in this area is between £2.50 and £3.50.

Paynes is selling a £1.36kg of blossom honey for £5.80, larger quantities are proportionally cheaper. http://www.payneshoney.co.uk/honey-in-bulk/blossom-honey/

 

[Jimmy]

Hi
This web site will give you some idea:

http://www.honeyforsale.co.uk/

I have used that website in the past and it generated a lot of interest.
If it was straightforward to arrange courier delivery pick-up of 30lb buckets then I could have sold a lot more.

 

[Poly Hive]

£4 is steep.

Normal bulk price is around the £2.30 mark plus or minus a bit but it may well be more at the moment with last season plus this ones dearth.

PH

 

[Hebeegeebee]

£4 is steep.


PH

My view too. And does it taste good? However if that's all you can get and you can jar it for 50p a go, you can satisfy your customers.

 

[mbc]

£3.25 is the highest I've seen bandied about for bulk blossom honey, its not unreasonable to go considerably higher than this for one off lots of a bucket here and there.

 

[Tom Bick]

Don't think you can call this a bulk purchase.

It's a single bucket of honey and sounds like a local beekeeper with a larger surplus (probably last year's honey) who is offering a bucket to Heather (correct me if I am wrong Heather) at a reduced price than they would get if they warmed, jared and sold it themselves.

 

[Pete D]

30lb buckets change hands for £75 round this way (2.50 p/lb).

 

[Heather]

I was prepared to go to £90, and yes a single bucket of last years.. Ah well, I must do better myself next year....

 

[Bee Bumble]

30lb buckets change hands for £75 round this way (2.50 p/lb).

Is that OSR? - a low quality honey.

 

[Tom Bick]

I was prepared to go to £90, and yes a single bucket of last years.. Ah well, I must do better myself next year....

Yes better luck next year Heather.

You may have to find yourself a commercial beekeeper to get that price unfortunately.

 

[Pete D]

Is that OSR? - a low quality honey.

Its just mixed blossom. Very little OSR around here this year.
A friend just got 6 buckets at this price.