Wholesale honey

[naxx3]

So I wondered, how do you get past wholesale honey delivery without a huge truck, and a forklift?

From what I can tell people often have to deliver this stuff in big steel barrel/drums. But to do that assuming you could even buy those, you'd still need a forklift or something machinery ish to move those? That's a lot of tools to invest in, and it takes time to get there.

At some point you have to figure out how to bridge the gap on this.

What do people do for moving this stuff, when they want to make it a business?

I doubt they'll let you deliver it in 5 gallon buckets... or I could be wrong on that.

 

[Curly green finger's]

So I wondered, how do you get past wholesale honey delivery without a huge truck, and a forklift?

From what I can tell people often have to deliver this stuff in big steel barrel/drums. But to do that assuming you could even buy those, you'd still need a forklift or something machinery ish to move those? That's a lot of tools to invest in, and it takes time to get there.

At some point you have to figure out how to bridge the gap on this.

What do people do for moving this stuff, when they want to make it a business?

I doubt they'll let you deliver it in 5 gallon buckets... or I could be wrong on that.

Stored in IBCs and decantered into buckets.

Most commercial bee farmers are farmers any way and have tractor and loaders or friends where they have apiarys that are farmers with all the right equipment to move IBCs on pallets.
These are the ones I know anyway.

 

[beeno]

Stored in IBCs and decantered into buckets.

Most commercial bee farmers are farmers any way and have tractor and loaders or friends where they have apiarys that are farmers with all the right equipment to move IBCs on pallets.
These are the ones I know anyway.

The IBC are expensive. The ones I have seen in articles have gone straight to buckets.

 

[pargyle]

The IBC are expensive. The ones I have seen in articles have gone straight to buckets.

The OP is in the USA ... I don't think they use a lot of IBCs over there ... probably use 10, 20 or 50 gallon drums for bulk shipping honey. They haven't converted to litres yet. We've got a USA Bee farmer on here - perhaps Mike will be able to tell us ...

 

[naxx3]

People do have IBC cubes here. They look neat with the caging, ... just that they are really big, and very heavy when full.

I'd heard of people getting nervous having them full in back of trucks because of weight sliding around.

You guys are pretty cool. You tried to help even though I'm in another place. Thanks much.

 

[user 6127]

What do people do for moving this stuff, when they want to make it a business?

I doubt they'll let you deliver it in 5 gallon buckets... or I could be wrong on that.

Have you asked how they take delivery of bulk honey?

Whilst asking on a forum is great, asking direct would solve all the queries.

 

[pargyle]

People do have IBC cubes here. They look neat with the caging, ... just that they are really big, and very heavy when full.

I'd heard of people getting nervous having them full in back of trucks because of weight sliding around.

You guys are pretty cool. You tried to help even though I'm in another place. Thanks much.

We have quite a few international members ... beekeeping is sometimes a bit different in other countries but honey bees are pretty much the same where they are kept. Climate has a significant impact on the beekeeping practices but we welcome input from people who keep bees outside of the UK and many things you will find on here you won't find in bee books - on either side of the pond.

 

[Michael Palmer]

The OP is in the USA ... I don't think they use a lot of IBCs over there ... probably use 10, 20 or 50 gallon drums for bulk shipping honey. They haven't converted to litres yet. We've got a USA Bee farmer on here - perhaps Mike will be able to tell us ...

When we extract, the honey is heated enough to process, and run into 50 gallon drums. Not filtered. When a customer places an order, the honey (now crystallized) is reheated, strained, and run into holding tanks. We fill 5 gallon buckets and ship to customer, 24 buckets per pallet. Some bring me back the buckets and I refill. I do have a forklift to handle barrels and pallets. Most of my customers are food manufacturers or small packers, and they don't want honey in 50 gallon drums. Buckets are cleaner and easier to handle.

 

[pargyle]

When we extract, the honey is heated enough to process, and run into 50 gallon drums. Not filtered. When a customer places an order, the honey (now crystallized) is reheated, strained, and run into holding tanks. We fill 5 gallon buckets and ship to customer, 24 buckets per pallet. Some bring me back the buckets and I refill. I do have a forklift to handle barrels and pallets. Most of my customers are food manufacturers or small packers, and they don't want honey in 50 gallon drums. Buckets are cleaner and easier to handle.

Isn't this just a wonderful place ? ... Ask the question and you always get an answer - and sometimes it's the one you want to hear. Thanks Mike, hope the OP appreciates your help.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

So I wondered, how do you get past wholesale honey delivery without a huge truck, and a forklift?

Quite a few commercials in the UK do pack their honey in 30lb buckets and then palletise it for collection

The OP is in the USA ...

Maybe nao57 should change their profile to show their location?

 

[naxx3]

Quite a few commercials in the UK do pack their honey in 30lb buckets and then palletise it for collection


Maybe nao57 should change their profile to show their location?

Thanks.

I do hope that means people would accept buckets here. We'll see.

I just hope people won't stomp on the little people in any industry. Not just beekeeping.