Hi everyone I'm wondering how much I should be selling a pound of honey for right now in upstate New York. Thanks
Per Bee Culture's regional reporting guide, in region #2, a pint of honey goes for $9.95.
Jim
WOW! $9.95 a pint is twice what we are getting in Souitheast Texas.
Quote from: sawdstmakr on July 26, 2014, 11:31:38 PM
Per Bee Culture's regional reporting guide, in region #2, a pint of honey goes for $9.95.
Jim
Do you have a link to that info? Just curious.
Chris
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Ditto here in middle ga..
I get 12.50 for pint with cut comb in it.
I have figured the cost is about 3-5.00 per pint to produce (time(maintaining aprie for year) ,equipment,) :-)
John
Quote from: divemaster1963 on July 27, 2014, 03:18:38 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Ditto here in middle ga..
I get 12.50 for pint with cut comb in it.
I have figured the cost is about 3-5.00 per pint to produce (time(maintaining aprie for year) ,equipment,) :-)
John
Just curious, what are you counting or is that just a rough guess.
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Isnt a Pint 16 oz? Isnt a pound 12 oz? Sounds like a pound and a third. G :?
I get $7 for a pint, and have 1.44 lbs. on the label. I have just about quit doing quarts and comb honey, only on request.
Joe
Quote from: flyboy on July 27, 2014, 04:15:50 PM
Quote from: divemaster1963 on July 27, 2014, 03:18:38 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Ditto here in middle ga..
I get 12.50 for pint with cut comb in it.
I have figured the cost is about 3-5.00 per pint to produce (time(maintaining aprie for year) ,equipment,) :-)
John
Just curious, what are you counting or is that just a rough guess.
I figure roughly 40 hours per month labor at 25.00 per hour then wooden ware cost and desposble stem cost ( disposable steral gloves and cleaning supplies) I figure each prior to get a eat for the following year. Then get a yearly average for a couple years and demand. It comes to apx 7.00 per pound.
John
Quote from: biggraham610 on July 27, 2014, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Isnt a Pint 16 oz? Isnt a pound 12 oz? Sounds like a pound and a third. G :?
12 oz in a pound??? I definitely better stay off the scales :-D
Quote from: sc-bee on July 27, 2014, 09:15:51 PM
Quote from: biggraham610 on July 27, 2014, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Isnt a Pint 16 oz? Isnt a pound 12 oz? Sounds like a pound and a third. G :?
12 oz in a pound??? I definitely better stay off the scales :-D
Are we talking fluid ounces or weight? :?
Quote from: sc-bee on July 27, 2014, 09:15:51 PM
Quote from: biggraham610 on July 27, 2014, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Isnt a Pint 16 oz? Isnt a pound 12 oz? Sounds like a pound and a third. G :?
12 oz in a pound??? I definitely better stay off the scales :-D
Honey is sold by weight not volume .a pint weighs about a pound and half. You will always have more wight than volume check out the one pound container at the store it only holds about 9 ounces volume .
John
Here are the recommended weights for labels from an old bee supply mag.
1pt...... 22oz
1qt...... 44oz
That makes each fluid oz of honey by volume equal 1.375 oz by weight (mass). I hope I stated that correctly :-D On the other side of the coin a 1 pound honey jar made for honey will hold 1 pound of honey by weight (mass)..... but will not hold 16 fluid oz volume.
By most State laws a label requires the weight in oz/g example a pint mason jar would be labeled 22oz/623g
Quote from: sc-bee on July 27, 2014, 09:15:51 PM
Quote from: biggraham610 on July 27, 2014, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Isnt a Pint 16 oz? Isnt a pound 12 oz? Sounds like a pound and a third. G :?
12 oz in a pound??? I definitely better stay off the scales :-D
12 fluid ounces is 1lb by weight for honey....... I thought...... :?
i'm selling it by the case in half pint jars for $4.00 each to a retailer and i'm charging $6.00 to individuals. $10.00 a pint and $18.00 a quart in singles, then $6.50 and $12.00 by the case to the retailer. i'm sold out in advance through next year based on pending orders.
Quote from: biggraham610 on July 27, 2014, 10:54:36 PM
Quote from: sc-bee on July 27, 2014, 09:15:51 PM
Quote from: biggraham610 on July 27, 2014, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: marktrl on July 27, 2014, 01:36:43 PM
I'm getting $10 a pint (1 1/2 lbs) and $18 a quart (3lbs).
Isnt a Pint 16 oz? Isnt a pound 12 oz? Sounds like a pound and a third. G :?
12 fluid ounces is 1lb by weight for honey....... I thought...... :?
12 fluid oz of honey(volume) x 1.375 = 16.5 oz of honey (mass) close enough to a pound I would say :-D Then of course a 12oz honey bear holds 12 oz of honey by weight but not 12 fluid oz :-D
It is also better to have your posted weight less than what it maybe on a pint, quart or what ever. You will not get into trouble if the container weighs more, but can if your posted weight is more that what is in the container you can. I don't sell in stores, just word of mouth and repetes. I do only have 5 hives but it doesn't take long to sell out. Good luck to you all.
Joe
The price of a pint of honey in area 2, New York in the August issue went up to $11.98.
Jim
Quote from: sawdstmakr on July 29, 2014, 03:45:12 AM
The price of a pint of honey in area 2, New York in the August issue went up to $11.98.
Jim
And what we got here in SC on a pint Jim? I quit taking BC a few years ago.....
Quote from: sc-bee on July 29, 2014, 09:49:09 AM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on July 29, 2014, 03:45:12 AM
The price of a pint of honey in area 2, New York in the August issue went up to $11.98.
Jim
And what we got here in SC on a pint Jim? I quit taking BC a few years ago.....
SC,
I down in nuc medicine lab in the hospital. As soon as I get back upstairs to my room I will look and let you know.
Jim
SC,
You are in zone 4 and the average price for a pint is $8.51
Jim
Thanks Jim
In Dallas, the beeks I know get $20 for a quart (3 lbs.). It seems to be cheaper in grocery stores, but people like local honey. That supermarket honey is really nice and golden, while mine is darker and has a very different flavor -- more herbal, generally. I grow lots of mint and other herbs, plus flowers all over the neighborhood and wildflowers a few blocks away.
Gary
Quote from: Dallasbeek on July 29, 2014, 09:04:03 PM
In Dallas, the beeks I know get $20 for a quart (3 lbs.). It seems to be cheaper in grocery stores, but people like local honey. That supermarket honey is really nice and golden, while mine is darker and has a very different flavor -- more herbal, generally. I grow lots of mint and other herbs, plus flowers all over the neighborhood and wildflowers a few blocks away.
Gary
Yea that nice and golden blended to get the color you want.... heated an pasteurized STUFF :rant:
yep, what I thought. And some may be blended with a little Chinese to boot. But I guess they make a profit :evil:
Gary
Hey Jim, I'm like Chris, Do you have a link to that?
I tried to find something on it but couldn't. I just had a medical procedure done (prostate biopsy - nothing for pain) and I can't think too good right now.
Here is the USA zone map.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/b88uma.jpg)
Here is the price list:
(http://i58.tinypic.com/23u78fl.jpg)
$10 a pint in our are and most people sell out.
Thanks for the photos, Jim. I haven't gotten a current magazine in a while...just re-subbed to ABJ and may get back on the BC list, too. Look at Zone 6 compared to any other zone...folks in my area are in the pits in regards to honey pricing. The redeeming spot is the retail 5# pricing, which seems like a abnormality to me. My mentor has been selling his honey for $12 a quart since last year. I sold my first honey last year at $15 a quart and have started this year again pricing it at $15. Interestingly, this year the honey sales are slower for some reason...I don't know if it's the economy or what. :-\
Ed
Quote from: Intheswamp on August 01, 2014, 10:36:54 AM
Thanks for the photos, Jim. I haven't gotten a current magazine in a while...just re-subbed to ABJ and may get back on the BC list, too. Look at Zone 6 compared to any other zone...folks in my area are in the pits in regards to honey pricing. The redeeming spot is the retail 5# pricing, which seems like a abnormality to me. My mentor has been selling his honey for $12 a quart since last year. I sold my first honey last year at $15 a quart and have started this year again pricing it at $15. Interestingly, this year the honey sales are slower for some reason...I don't know if it's the economy or what. :-\
Ed
Ed,
I sell a pint for $8.00 and a quart for $16.00. For one thing, I only got 175 pounds this spring, 500 pounds last spring. I need to pull again. I hope it is a lot better.
Jim
those zone 6 numbers sure look low compared to what i've seen and what i'm getting. i'm seeing wildflower quarts going for 17.99 retail. i'm charging the same for a very light amber and i use bottle in mason jars. according to the report i'm over market but according to my eyes i'm in line but offering slightly nicer packaging.
10framer, it's interesting but if I recall correctly zone 6 prices have historically been lower (on this chart *and* on ABJ's chart) than other zones. When I started keeping bees back in 2011 my mentor was selling pints for $5 and quarts for $10. I finally got him to go up to $12 on quarts last year (he bumped pints to $6). I think pints should be more...more work and two containers rather than one for the same amount of honey. Last year I bottled a few pints but this year I only bottled quarts.
Ed
I bought two cases of quarts a little while back. It came in just under $11 a quart. My son just bought me a pint of the same honey from the same folks; $14+. I know folks around here that have decided $16 a quart is very reasonable.
If my eyesight and math is right I'll harvest 28 quarts this year. I could go in and pull about 4 or 5 more frames but then I'll have to feed some these next couple of months.
I sell honey in the 1 pound classic honey jar for $8.00 and have several customers who insist on paying me $10 a pound.
I don't see anything for Washington, Oregon and California. What's up?
Quote from: LaurieBee on August 04, 2014, 02:05:59 AM
I don't see anything for Washington, Oregon and California. What's up?
Look at column 12. $11.80 pint.
jim
Wow. I was paying 3 CanD for a pound of honey in late 2012 in Ottawa Canada. That was the going rate.
Wow I have been giving mine away. I am thinking that a 12oz squeeze bear should go $5 and I will not have to worry about a bunch of change. The couple I had a few of the most productive hives on just sold their place and the new owner is asking me to leave. I am still going to give them a couple of quarts and hope the word of mouth gets be back in around that berry orchard.
"Look at column 12."
I get it now. It's grouped with Nevada. I feel silly. I knew it was going to be something obvious.
ed,
i used to only bottle quarts but this year i did quarts and pints. on a whim i did a case of half pints to give to various people one was to a prospective retailer and they ordered a case of them. i also found some pint and half pint wide mouth mason jars that are short and wide and bottled a few of those and showed them to them and said they were a dollar more and they are interested in them. this is a touristy place so i think the presentations will work well there. so, i'm wholesaling half pints in the squatty mason jars for $5.00. that's almost $6.00 a pound wholesale but you have to back out the cost of the jars.
Not bad, 10framer. I did bottle some 1/2 pints to give to a few people. I may yet re-bottle some in pint jars but last year I sold all my quart jars. I don't have that much to sell so I think it will move "ok". I'm hoping each year I can increase my harvest and make it worthwhile to bottle in smaller (and larger?) containers. ;) I gotta stay optimistic! :)
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Ed