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Title: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: VolunteerK9 on June 10, 2012, 11:24:54 PM
Just pulled 260lbs yesterday and got into buckets waiting to be bottled. I sold some today for $12 bottled in 2 lb queenlines. The bottles cost $1.00 each w/ lid so I guess I'm at 5.50 a pound. Last year I sold out selling 3# for the same price with in days. I figger everything else has went up, so why should my bees not get a raise?
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: splitrock on June 11, 2012, 07:26:58 PM
Um? LOL, how are the bees going to get the raise??
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: AllenF on June 11, 2012, 07:35:10 PM
5.50 is low.   
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: asprince on June 11, 2012, 08:06:46 PM
Quote from: AllenF on June 11, 2012, 07:35:10 PM
5.50 is low.   

How much are you getting? I get $6 per pound gross like VolunteerK9.

Steve
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: rbinhood on June 11, 2012, 09:05:50 PM
Can't keep enough at $7.00 a pound here is ECA.
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: splitrock on June 11, 2012, 10:36:37 PM
$5.25 lb whole sale

$7.00 online, and elsewhere. 5 or 6 bucks to friends if I don't give it to em.
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: stella on June 12, 2012, 11:39:45 AM
How many cups of honey equals a pound? 1 or 2?
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: Vibe on June 13, 2012, 11:15:47 AM
Quote from: stella on June 12, 2012, 11:39:45 AM
How many cups of honey equals a pound? 1 or 2?
I'd like to know what that conversion factor is as well. I pack mine up in quarts, pints and 1/2 pint jars.
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: Dimmsdale on June 13, 2012, 01:41:38 PM
I THINK one pint is one pound...
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: deknow on June 13, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
1.  If you want to know how much the honey in your jar weighs (and you should know...many states require honey to be sold by weight), then weigh it.  A pint of honey does not weigh one pound.

2.  If one reads this thread (and similar ones on this and other forums), one will note that no one ever says, "I made a mistake and priced my honey too high, and now I'm stuck with it because no one will buy it."

deknow
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: oblib on June 13, 2012, 03:52:30 PM
Quote from: deknow on June 13, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
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2.  If one reads this thread (and similar ones on this and other forums), one will note that no one ever says, "I made a mistake and priced my honey too high, and now I'm stuck with it because no one will buy it."

deknow

Very good point.
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: hardwood on June 13, 2012, 07:25:30 PM
A pint of honey weighs close to 20oz.

Scott
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: Bighead on June 13, 2012, 07:44:02 PM
Honey converter site.

http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/honey_measurements.html (http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/honey_measurements.html)
Title: Re: 2012 Spring Honey Prices Rehash
Post by: sterling on June 14, 2012, 08:39:49 PM
1 Gallon of honey weighs 12#
1/2 gallon weighs 6#
1 qt. weighs 3#
1 pt. weighs 1 1/2# or 24oz.