I don't have a lot of hives, just four. I sell to individuals, the only store I sell any, is at my sister-in-laws beauty shop. Wednesday a woman came in and bought 6 jars, for her, her children and grand children. She came back today and wanted all the honey I had left from this year harvest. Said they had never had any honey that was that good before. Sister-in-law called, I loaded all the cases I had and carried them over there, and she bought them all.
Joe
Thats terrific!
Must have been well priced.
That is great for you but not for your regular customers. Normally when I start running low, I let my regulars know so that they can stock up if they want to.
Could I ask what your price was?
Jim
For the local area, I am in the middle, some local honey is as low as $6.50 and some $10 a pint. I was selling mine for $8.00 a pint.
I had already told regular customers that it was selling well and if they wanted more they should get it. I usually am out by September, and people will still be calling until Christmas. I did keep some for me, last year there were two people came by wanting some and I sold them a pint each from my reserve.
Joe
There is a member on here that states, "If you are sold out quickly, you must be selling tooo low." :wink:
"If you are sold out quickly, you must be selling tooo low."
Agreed.
Congrads Joe! I'm told around here there's a honey shortage. I've had my signs up for about a week and no takers. $8 a pint, $15 a quart. We've sold around 10 but that was before the signs. I'll feed it back to the bees before I go lower.
I have my regular customers that I call when I bottle my first extraction, there are some at a couple of restaurants, and people I just meet in stores. I have had a few that say they can get it at the farmer market for $6.50 so they don't buy mine. My regular customers start calling when the first flowers bloom wondering when they can get some. I don't put up signs Gary, and I might be selling to cheap, but after I give the friends and family some and have my stash put up, if I can sell it for a fair price and bee done with that part of the beek that's fine with me. Now I have time for other things, working on boxes, frames and etc.
Good luck to all.
Joe D
The county north of me (Chilton) has a lot of produce stands, peach park, feed stores and the such. These folks usually buy bulk but two of the major suppliers went out last winter. Honey is a lot of work. I'd rather sell bees.
I have six small convenience stores and gas stations that sell about three cases a month each. Then I sell about ten cases a reason to deputies. I have a coffeeand teasupplier that sells my honey to coffee and teahouse in the middle Ga. Area . thats another thirty cases. I still have enough honey to supply my neighbors,family and landowners. I keep five gals. For me each season. I always seem lucky to make it thru the year. Knock on wood! The income covers the wife's medical needs and a little extra.
John
And your prices divemaster?
Quote from: sc-bee on August 02, 2015, 08:06:10 PM
And your prices divemaster?
Pints 10.00
Quarts 18.00
Gal 65.00
3 gal buckets 180.00
5 gal buckets 300.00
John
Being my first year as a beek I have yet to be able to harvest any honey. I buy some from a local beek when I want honey. He charges only $9 a quart. I may have to tell him to up his price. ( But only after I make my first harvest :grin:)
My property boarders on the Highway so I put up a sign this year. I was only selling at work previously but was getting too much honey this year. Generally I sell 24 of the bears (12 oz) per one muth at work. The stand is doing the opposite. I ask $5 for the bears and $10 for the 1 lb muth, and $30 for the ? gallon Ball (6 lb). I may get stuck with a lot of bears or I may be able to keep the signs up and the stand stocked for the year (depending on which way you look at it). I just filled every bottle I had this last weekend and have 4 more cases of muth and the same of bears. Unfortunately there are twice as many bears to a case and I have not sold all of the spring honey yet. High class problems as my brother would say.