Value added Honey products

[BrianO]

Interested to know anyone adding daypollen or royal jelly in UK yo thrir honey and selling as a premium product ?

See it sold as such emanating european countries on sale herein some local delis.

Cheers

Brian

 

[BrianO]

Apologies for the bad diction I can see now on re reading. Typed bleary eyed on my phone from bed !

 

[megadyptes]

No idea on value-add manipulations, but it might be an interesting exercise to see how high you could push the price of an unadulterated jar of honey with a bit of packaging/marketing effort.

 

[BrianO]

Funny you should say that,

This years project, with a website and labeling combination I am currently working on.

 

[megadyptes]

Given the local supermarket has similar sized jars ranging from £2-£20 and the only marketing effort appears to have been the addition of the word 'manuka' and a randomly generated 'activity' number, you'd have thought it wouldn't be too difficult to engineer an uplift in price...

 

[meetballuk]

Chunky honey with cut comb off cuts is the only success ive had. if thats the sort of thing you mean?

 

[Poly Hive]

Some 9 years ago spotted a one pound jar at just shy of £15 in a Bee Farmers shop in mid Wales. Who needs to add?

PH

 

[BrianO]

What about " Honey with added Propolis" or with " added Royal Jelly " or " added Pollen " ??

Have seen them for sale abroad, anyone tried to market such additions ?

 

[Erichalfbee]

I've seen honey with added pollen on sale here in the UK.
Hilltop Honey?


NO not Hilltop....but they do flavoured honey .....chilli? yuk

 

[charlievictorbravo]

The problem that arises from having good marketing arrangements is that the tax collection authorities might decide that you're not running a hobby but a business. It's a fine line between a nicely designed label and the creation of a brand.

CVB

 

[BeeJayBee]

No idea on value-add manipulations, but it might be an interesting exercise to see how high you could push the price of an unadulterated jar of honey with a bit of packaging/marketing effort.

Fortnum and Mason has a pack they call "Honeycomb Taster Selection". Total weight of 240g for £20.

Pictures show some of it isn't even capped.
https://www.fortnumandmason.com/products/honeycomb-taster-selection?taxon_id=50

 

[chrisb]

The problem that arises from having good marketing arrangements is that the tax collection authorities might decide that you're not running a hobby but a business. It's a fine line between a nicely designed label and the creation of a brand.

CVB

if you are making money regardless of business or from a hobby it is subject to TAX
the new directive allows you to make £1000 from a hobby before it is taxable, so if you wish to market your item there is no problem and if you are going to go over the £1000 profit buy some new equipment for said hobby to keep it bellow the £1k

 

[seaknight]

Given the local supermarket has similar sized jars ranging from £2-£20 and the only marketing effort appears to have been the addition of the word 'manuka' and a randomly generated 'activity' number, you'd have thought it wouldn't be too difficult to engineer an uplift in price...

The activity level of manuka honey is scientifically proven and tested by accredited labs, there are many scientific papers on its use/properties.

 

[seaknight]

Fortnum and Mason has a pack they call "Honeycomb Taster Selection". Total weight of 240g for £20.

Pictures show some of it isn't even capped.
https://www.fortnumandmason.com/products/honeycomb-taster-selection?taxon_id=50

The Harrow honeycomb looks awful!

 

[BrianO]

Thanks Guys !

Really interesting to see thr F&M product.

Any others like that ?

Though what about say adding some fresh pollen or R.Jelly, And selling of course for more. Never see or hear of Beeks on here doing that ?

 

[Erichalfbee]

[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/HayfeGUARD--Local-English-Honey-Pollen/dp/B004Z623B4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1460184658&sr=8-2&keywords=honey+with+pollen"]HayfeGUARD -Local English Honey with Fresh Pollen & Royal Jelly: Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care[/ame]

 

[Poly Hive]

Try producing RJ in the UK.

Always a reason.

PH

 

[yeogi75]

I've always thought that honey with anything added requires a processing of foods regulations, food hygiene certificates and commercial factoring, but not sure someone will let you know the ins and outs of the food processing standards

 

[charlievictorbravo]

HayfeGUARD -Local English Honey with Fresh Pollen & Royal Jelly: Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care

This is very clever marketing. The name implies that the product will guard against hay fever but the blurb, whilst differentiating between inhaled pollen and ingested pollen, stops just short of making a connection. The reason for this is that there is, as far as I know, no statistically valid proof that ingested pollen protects from the consequences of inhaled pollen - lots of anecdotal assertions but no proof.

Although it is stated that the honey is English, it is less forthcoming about the source of the pollen and Royal Jelly.

There is also a Disclaimer: This is a food product, not a medicine or nutritional supplement which are not meant to treat, heal or cure any disease. HayfeGuard provides a natural wholesome food product. We always advise a sensible well rounded diet, rich in nutrients and we do not intend to imply that its products will cure any disease.

Finally, I could not find anywhere the weight of HayfeGuard that I might get for my £20. It's just very clever marketing.

CVB

oops - just spotted I'd get 281 gm (just over 1/2 lb) of HayfeGuard in a plastic tub for £20. Not bad earnings eh?

 

[charlievictorbravo]

if you are making money regardless of business or from a hobby it is subject to TAX
the new directive allows you to make £1000 from a hobby before it is taxable, so if you wish to market your item there is no problem and if you are going to go over the £1000 profit buy some new equipment for said hobby to keep it bellow the £1k

Well spotted, Chris. It comes into force from April 2017 as follows: Property and trading income allowances – From April 2017, the government will introduce a new £1,000 allowance for property income and a £1,000 allowance for trading income. Individuals with property income or trading income below £1,000 will no longer need to declare or pay tax on that income. Those with income above the allowance will be able to calculate their taxable profit either by deducting their expenses in the normal way or by simply deducting the relevant allowance. (Finance Bill 2017) - para 7.12 of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016#contents

It's amazing what you learn on this forum!

CVB