Can you make a living with Bees

[Ozarks Honey Company]

Geez, $10 pp. For that I could almost drive my honey to DC and sell it and still make a profit! Maybe, I should ship it to Matt and he can sell it for me for a nominal fee and then we would both make out.

We get about $5-6 around here. Guess people in Missouri are too cheap to pay more. LOL. But... Since it appears that I will be sold out this year before I have even extracted 1 drop, and, I haven't given anyone a price yet... Maybe I need to shoot a bit higher this year.

Hey, speaking of DC have you seen the video on the bees at the White House? I thought that was pretty cool!

[rweakley]

I am also in Missouri and I get 5$ a lb if I sell it and 4.25 wholesale to some who sells it in my jars. I could probably bump both of those prices, but I'm too lazy to make change and a move from 5 to 6 seems to be a bit much. I'll probably bite the bullet and jump everything .25 to .50 next year. I have relatives (wife's side of course) who think my 5$ price is highway robbery, don't you know you can get it for 3 something at walmart?

[jim lyon]

Vance: Remember the scene from "The Jerk" when he was working in a carnival and one day the light came on for him and he said
"I get it now it's a profit deal"

[Roland]

don't you know you can get it for 3 something at walmart?

But the "it" ain't honey, is it?

It is time to culture customers with good tastes.

Crazy Roland

[Ozarks Honey Company]

I have relatives (wife's side of course) who think my 5$ price is highway robbery, don't you know you can get it for 3 something at walmart?

I would tell your relatives to go buy that Chinese import crap then... Because you have more than enough customers that are willing to pay full price for local honey. They obviously dont understand the value of true local raw honey.

My 2 cents...

[Vance G]

Yes I do. That is a novel concept to many these days. I have to admit my beekeeping these days really isn't. I am just an old fat retiree who can afford to play around. Right now I am gambling that I can winter a lot of colonies for sale in the spring. I think business will be good.

Vance: Remember the scene from "The Jerk" when he was working in a carnival and one day the light came on for him and he said
"I get it now it's a profit deal"

[David Cassity]

You cant argue with people that think apples and oranges are the same thing. I had a friend in the service industry had a sign- speed quality or price. Chose any 2. No matter how hard you try its impossible to deliver all 3 of those items on a repeatable consistant level.
Years ago people were more thannwilling to pay more for a product with a higher percieved value. What has happened is producers of those premium products over priced and underdelivered in the name of profit margins and corporate greed along with a mentality in business that people are stupid. Unfortunately now public perception is opposite. Sorry to blot but this hire a hot button with me

[Bud Dingler]

couple of key points to get $9 a pound or better for your honey.

honey bears and plastic packaging does not say pay more for my honey. glass is the way to go for higher sales price points

custom designed packaging is an investment initially but then costs that same to print per label as some cut and paste crappy label.

forget competing with grocery honey. in fact grocery stores are a waste of time as its all about price.

find gourmet and specialty food outlets.

have a web site and use facebook or twitter and social media.

sell at farmers markets

this will not work if you are not near an urban area.

[suttonbeeman]

couple of key points to get $9 a pound or better for your honey.

honey bears and plastic packaging does not say pay more for my honey. glass is the way to go for higher sales price points

custom designed packaging is an investment initially but then costs that same to print per label as some cut and paste crappy label.

forget competing with grocery honey. in fact grocery stores are a waste of time as its all about price.

find gourmet and specialty food outlets.

have a web site and use facebook or twitter and social media.

sell at farmers markets

this will not work if you are not near an urban area.

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Bud...glad to see you. I was getting worried about you. All these new reports comming out a out nictinoids and no bud to take up Bayer had me worried. Your above post is exactly right...isn't it great we agree for once!

[Roland]

Bud said:

this will not work if you are not near an urban area.

Why do you say that? Rural people do not buy honey? I would think that the proper individual, with a unique history and bee management style, could market honey in a manner that was not confined to just their local area. There is this thing called the Internet I hear.

Crazy Roland