selling your honey

[irishguy]

For talks sake, say I produced 250-500lb of honey from X-amount of hives and I wanted to sell it, does one need to register themselves so it can be checked before it goes on sale. And what about tax issues, how much tax does one pay on it. Is there anything else that I'm missing.

 

[REDWOOD]

For talks sake, say I produced 250-500lb of honey from X-amount of hives and I wanted to sell it, does one need to register themselves so it can be checked before it goes on sale. And what about tax issues, how much tax does one pay on it. Is there anything else that I'm missing.

500lb is not going to draw attention to the tax man, you can check the honey yourself (water content), just remember the correct hygienic way to process honey and jar labelling

 

[VEG]

Don't know if your rules are the same in Ireland but, you should register as a food producer, also with environmental health and trading standards. All easy and nothing to be scared about.


Craig

 

[REDWOOD]

Don't know if your rules are the same in Ireland but, you should register as a food producer, also with environmental health and trading standards. All easy and nothing to be scared about.


Craig

Does that go for all beekeepers Veg that sell to the public?

 

[VEG]

Yep best to let them know so they have no reason to bother you later apart from normal visits


Craig

 

[VEG]

Sell it or give it away you should still register as a food producer as after all you are selling/giving food


Craig

 

[Heather]

I sell at different events and to people who pass my door. Sometimes 500lb a year, last year 110lb. Never registered, but labels produced professionally.
Less you advertise with different agencies less nosy they are.

 

[REDWOOD]

Can you do it on line?

 

[VEG]

They are more suspicious of people that dont register

 

[Hivemaker.]

They are more suspicious of people that dont register

I would hazard a guess that 98% of beekeepers are not registered, so they must be very suspicious.

 

[REDWOOD]

Understandable

 

[VEG]

I would hazard a guess that 98% of beekeepers are not registered, so they must be very suspicious.

The food standards agency are not too bothered with honey producers, as it is a low risk food. They are more interested in your local take away etc.
Just because others dont do it doesnt make it right.

 

[enrico]

I am not and never have been registered. You do not HAVE to be but as long as you do everything hygienically and with proper labels and with good faith, no problem!

 

[VEG]

If someone has never registered and have never had a visit, then who is to say that it is being done hygienically. You can have all the faith in the world.

 

[Hivemaker.]

....
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18596&highlight=food+safety

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18472&highlight=food+safety


And if your commercial maybe...http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=244923&postcount=55

 

[Russel]

If someone has never registered and have never had a visit, then who is to say that it is being done hygienically. You can have all the faith in the world.

Tis true but a bit like passing your driving test, although you gain more experience with the passage of time there's a tendency to pick up bad habits too. So wouldn't they need to visit fairly regularly to ensure you're not letting standards slip?

 

[VEG]

I have had three visits in 9 years and not a single problem.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Don't have to, so not going to until I have to. No sense in inviting bueraucracy into your life when there's no need.I know about hygiene and don't need some jobsworth telling me how to keep things clean (and yes, I have done an advanced food hygiene course) I've encountered enough food safety/environmental health officers to know that the majority don't even live on this planet (my friend agrees and he was head of our county's EH department for years!)
You must have been lucky with yours Craig

 

[Stiffy]

We are registered with council and have been inspected, main reason was that many of the farmers markets wouldn't let us trade unless we had been. The health and safey inspection was very useful and the inspector really nice.
We are also registered for tax as I have experience of building a previous business and having to explain to HMRC how I managed to build a business without 'trading' in the previous years..
I would recommend doing everything correctly from the start, it saves you problems in the future and we get all the benefits of having valid insurance and a nice fat tax rebate each year from our accountant who deals with all our books for about £100.
S


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[drstitson]

"You do not HAVE to be"

you do if selling to the public. even if that is windfall apples at a car boot.