Supermarket honey price ridiculously low - why?

[Parsonage Bees]

The price of the 'honey' at supermarkets is ridiculously low.

With most prices going up why is this? Could this be a benefit of Brexit for the (unenlightened) consumer?

. . . . Ben

 

[pargyle]

Been round this fairly recently ... it's been a few good years worldwide for honey and this is a blend of EU and Non-Eu honeys. Lidl will do anything to keep the prices for KVI's as low as possible ... but - they are not your competiton ... ignore it.

 

[Parsonage Bees]

Did a quick search of recent threads before posting. Thanks.

Going to try and sell mine for less than this forum suggests but more than the local market.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Going to try and sell mine for less than this forum suggests but more than the local market.

I have an alternative suggestion.
Buy a few pots of this “stuff” and offer it as a taster alongside your honey
Then charge a decent price or give the customer a jar of the “stuff” free

 

[ericbeaumont]

less than this forum suggests

What does the forum suggest?

 

[Parsonage Bees]

I have an alternative suggestion.
Buy a few pots of this “stuff” and offer it as a taster alongside your honey
Then charge a decent price or give the customer a jar of the “stuff” free

Yes, I've bought a jar of the Lidl stuff. Worried most testers will be too undiscerning to tell the difference. It might get expensive.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

What does the forum suggest?

a sensible price usually

 

[Parsonage Bees]

What does the forum suggest?

More than this. Facebook Marketplace

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

seeing that those are pound jars I would class them as stupidly low priced

 

[Erichalfbee]

seeing that those are pound jars I would class them as stupidly low priced

That’s about what a label and a jar cost me

 

[Parsonage Bees]

What's the wholesale price like this year if there is an excess in recent years?

 

[ericbeaumont]

stupidly low priced

Says it all.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

What's the wholesale price like this year if there is an excess in recent years?

holding the same, rising slightly

 

[hallshoney]

this explains why supermarket honey is so cheap

 

[hallshoney]

It's scandalous the UK don't adopted the new honey testing regulations tp and China is dumping "honey" @ €1 per kg on us

 

[enrico]

Almost worth buying to re use the jars for decent stuff

 

[Ian123]

It's scandalous the UK don't adopted the new honey testing regulations tp and China is dumping "honey" @ €1 per kg on us

The Chinese dump honey on many countries, what makes you think we are so special!

 

[Ian123]

Cheap super market honey at 70p a jar should be an irrelevance to most small or medium sized beekeepers, it’s not the market your in or want. I’d be more concerned with local beeks knocking it out at £4-5 per lb

 

[Newbeeneil]

The Chinese dump honey on many countries, what makes you think we are so special!

The reason we are special is because we have the worst testing regime in Europe. It's easier to get it to market in the UK

 

[Ian123]

The reason we are special is because we have the worst testing regime in Europe. It's easier to get it to market in the UK

Really has there been an influx since we left or drop in existing standards.? Does not some Chinese honey come in as a blend of EU and non EU honeys. So we could assume rightly it’s already in the EU.