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Hmmmm then your wholesaler is a fool..... he can drive anywhere in the midwest and beat that price by at least half..... some real specialty honeys may be that high, but when 99@ of retail honey is in the 3-4lb price range you can't pay much more than that and be around more than a year....Quote:
Originally Posted by alpha6
some real specialty honeys may be that high,
You think there is a chance he sells a specialty honey? ;)
Around here, an 8 oz Ross Round wholesales for $3.50. A 12 oz cut comb sells for $5.00 wholesale. A plain 16 ounce bottle wholesales for $3.50 too. And we aren't even into the specialty honeys yet. You can get premiums if you don't use chemicals in your hive, or have them on certified organic farms.
You may not be able to wholesale semi loads for $5 a pound, but a good marketer could move 1000 pounds at $5 a pound.
Hmmmm then your wholesaler is a fool
And depending on the retail price that wholesaler gets - that wholesaler may be a genius.
That's because most of the retail honey you buy is mixed with imported crap and I wouldn't pay you 10 cents for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by gmcharlie
Around here and not just locally but through most of Colorado now sustainability and buying local is a big deal. I am getting more and more requests for my honey in bulk and there is no negotiation on the price. I know I can't be the only one that is tapping this market. Maybe if others weren't in such a hurry to dump their product at rock bottom prices it wouldn't be so hard to believe.
Why don't you do a combine of your weak hives with your strong? Then come spring, just split and buy a queen?
If I sold my honey at your farmers market I could probably get the same price as you. I bet you are not talking about 55 gallon drums full, especially not by the truck load.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpha6