sugar

[DENNIS]

hi
As a new bee keeper does anyone know were to get cheap sugar to feed the bees.  I live in northwest nj

[Apis629]

How many hives do you have?

[DENNIS]

I have 10 hive plus one nuc

[Kathyp]

wal-mart, costco, sams club.  they all sell 25lb bags and it's much cheaper than buying 5lb bags in the grocery store.  we also have a restaurant supply outlet that has sugar sometimes, but usually the bags are ripped and taped and it's kind of a pain.  tends to attract ants, etc.

[KONASDAD]

Dollar General and other dollar stores.

[Rich V]

I get mine from a small local bakery. Very cheap, only one draw back and that's the large bag.

Rich V.

[Brian D. Bray]

My mother's name was Bee (Really), Dad used to say that he was like a bee in that home was where his honey was.  He also called her suger and sweetheart.

[qa33010]

When you get the sugar double check the price per pound.  Last year it was cheaper for us to buy sugar at Sam's by the ten pound rather than twenty-five or fifty pound bags.  Later the price swapped around and we started buying the larger bags.  

We've found this to be true in a lot of products and stores.  We always carry a calculator now if the grey matter is fritzing out.

David

[BMAC]

The cheapest place we found is Aldis.  They only sell it in the 5 lbs bag for 1.85...  I think their price is 7 cents per pound cheaper than SAMS or wallyworld.

[Hi-Tech]

I priced sugar at Wal-Mart the other day and five 5 lb bags was cheaper than a 25 lb bag of the same brand....

[Brian D. Bray]

I'm sure the price of a 5 lb bag is less than a 25 lb bag but what was the price per pound.  If a 5 lb bag costs $ .99 and a 25 lb bag costs $4.99 the the 5 lb bag is cheaper per pound than the 25 lb bag.  :)

[Finsky]

We have in Finland often "kick in prices". But the difference between prices is so small that it is not worth to drive car here and there hunting lowest prices.  Time and gas is money too.

[Dick Allen]

>When you get the sugar double check the price per pound. Last year it was cheaper for us to buy sugar at Sam's by the ten pound rather than twenty-five or fifty pound bags

>I priced sugar at Wal-Mart the other day and five 5 lb bags was cheaper than a 25 lb bag of the same brand....

Bigger isn’t always cheaper. At Costco here, two 25 lb sacks are usually a little less than a single 50 lb sack.

Since jelly making time is approaching, grocery stores this time of year sometimes have sugar on sale, too.

[randydrivesabus]

i agree with finsky....if you're going out of your way to save money on sugar you might very well be losing money on gas. dont forget to factor that in.

[Brian D. Bray]

Most grocery and department plus stores have advertisements--read them and decide where to shop before you go--that way you don't waste time or gas.

[qa33010]

True...  With gas prices and the fact we have to drive a ways for some of our shopping we try and keep it down to one trip a week.  We start at the far end and shop our way back, no doubling back allowed.  My wife has a steel trap mind when it comes to cost and manufacturer of items.  

I'm a very lucky guy.    :D

David