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#21 · (Edited)
David Lewis said:
In my 6 years of sell honey from my honey stand, I've only had one time of someone helping themselves without paying. Knock on wood!
I to live in the country.
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Another day I stopped by "Eggs, $5" sign with a cooler under it.
(While doing my country-side/trap-checking round.)

I did not have exact change, and they had no change for me.
So left them a note: "I owe you $5 or a jar of honey".
Later that day I dropped off my $5. :)

Great eggs too - various colors.
I hope people do more of these things - direct, peer-to-peer sales and exchange.
I buy those local eggs every chance I get - good for everyone.
Win-Win.
 
#23 ·
crab414 said:
Why not have your own chickens Greg? Just keep them away from your Styrofoam boxes...
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Well, I am limited to three chickens - which would be OK.

BUT - NO detached buildings are allowed (such as chicken coops) - the HOA rules to prevent the "neighborhood run down" as I understand.

They want us to look "rich" and run up the home values - great for the future sellers (including the HOA elites I suspect).
Not so great for those who want to stay (like me) - prop taxes are killing us.
 
#25 ·
crofter said:
A dummy game camera? As far as I know we have lost nothing but there are areas where it likely would not work.
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You mean I could use the game camera that's collecting dust on the shelf... ;) I could just see someone taking my game camera too.
 
#26 ·
GregB said:
Another day I stopped by "Eggs, $5" sign with a cooler under it.
(While doing my county-side/trap-checking round.)

I did not have exact change, and they had no change for me.
So left them a note: "I owe you $5 or a jar of honey".
Later that day I dropped off my $5. :)

Great eggs too - various colors.
I hope people do more of these things - direct, peer-to-peer sales and exchange.
I buy those local eggs every chance I get - good for everyone.
Win-Win.
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You're good. How did you know that the little refrigerator was there for egg sales? Eggs will coming soon. The chicks have to start laying first. We lost all our chickens last year to a fisher.
(I would suggest that you hang your traps on the north side of Canastota. I've caught several swarms there.)
 
#30 ·
odfrank said:
Here is a partial list I found:
  • Conga
  • GoPro
  • Second Measure
  • Cloudian
  • Helix
  • Evidation Health
  • Freedom Financial Network
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Playstation
  • Marketo
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Sendbird
Yes the true silicon valley is santa clara.
Not many grapes, and fewer eucalyptus every year.
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lets try to stay on topic

GG
 
#32 ·
David Lewis said:
Greg I must be missing something or I'm blind. Right now we only have two bantam hens laying. Which BTW make great hard boiled eggs. Just the right size!
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What are you missing?

You are in NY.
I am in WI.

I bought eggs from someone selling eggs by the road.
I bought more eggs last night too.

What is there to miss about me buying eggs? :)
 
#33 ·
Selling honey can be a hit or miss. Like 7/19 in 4 hours I raked in 225$ on 7/26 only 75$. This is in my local TSC parking lot.

Greg I thought you were talking about my honey stand. I totally missed the fact that you weren't talking about my stand.

I did pull the colony out of the pop-up camper. But I didn't bring it home. Going to leave it where it is.

I've been working on rehabbing a horizontal hive that was given to me. Several issues with it. Frames were tight. Only ½" insulation in the top. Opened up on the bee entrance side. Legs unequal length as it was built for a hill side instead of flat land. Etc.. This will make number 11 LLH in my apiary.
 
#34 ·
It should work well. Have a squeeze bottle of each variety of honey and a container of popsicle sticks so they can "Taste Before They Buy." That really adds to the sales. They taste REAL honey, not the store stuff, and go WOW, and buy some. Then, they get hooked on real honey.

It may start slowly, but should build as you go.

I like glass jars myself, but I have found that the honey bears sell the fastest. Easiest for people to use (not store) and then they come back for more.

I hope it works out for you!
 
#35 ·
thill said:
It should work well. Have a squeeze bottle of each variety of honey and a container of popsicle sticks so they can "Taste Before They Buy." That really adds to the sales. They taste REAL honey, not the store stuff, and go WOW, and buy some. Then, they get hooked on real honey.
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I've never quite understood how someone could buy honey without having tried it! I have a jar of honey and sample spoons for customers to try my honey. There's also the second jar of hot honey to try too. Then there's the honey comb samples.

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#36 ·
Very nice! I have never done cut comb samples, but I don't make or sell much of that. I only get a little when new comb breaks in the extractor, and that's for personal use and close friends.

Instead of spoons, I use popsicle sticks and a squeeze bottles. Cheaper, and more eco-friendly, since they throw them away immediately. But mainly cheaper. 😁

We agree about people not wanting samples. Last week only two people didn't want to taste before they bought honey. To each their own!
 
#38 ·
For the OP, if interested: In Utah, one needs to go through all sorts of red tape to sell honey from home (or at the farmer's market for that matter). Utah's Cottage Food Law allows the sale of certain shelf-stable foods, including honey, directly to consumers. First, one needs to register the home as a food establishment with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) (they come to inspect the home + ask you, among others, where will you put your pets while you process the honey + all sorts of other questions ...), and also the beehive(s) must be registered with the UDoF (UT Dept of Agriculture). And then one also needs a Food Handler's Permit (more red tape ...). In Utah, it's OK to give as gifts (at zero cost) jars of honey to anyone, anytime. Here's the whole thing: Cottage Food Production | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food o_O

Sylvia
 
#40 ·
sylvia said:
For the OP, if interested: In Utah, one needs to go through all sorts of red tape to sell honey from home (or at the farmer's market for that matter). Utah's Cottage Food Law allows the sale of certain shelf-stable foods, including honey, directly to consumers. First, one needs to register the home as a food establishment with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) (they come to inspect the home + ask you, among others, where will you put your pets while you process the honey + all sorts of other questions ...), and also the beehive(s) must be registered with the UDoF (UT Dept of Agriculture). And then one also needs a Food Handler's Permit (more red tape ...). In Utah, it's OK to give as gifts (at zero cost) jars of honey to anyone, anytime. Here's the whole thing: Cottage Food Production | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food o_O

Sylvia
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Another reason to enjoy living in a small branch instead of moving to Utah and getting lost in a large ward.
 
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