[ursa_minor]

$5 to $8 a pound is reasonable but people now-a-days feel they are selling 'gold'. And if everyone would refuse to pay such outlandish prices such as $20 or more a pound for it perhaps they would again sell it at a decent price!

Not to nit pick but that $20 would depend on the beekeepers situation. We farm cattle and believe me farmers and beekeepers alike are going to have phenomenal increases in production costs this season just from fuel costs alone.

I am not saying that this is what you are promoting with the comment but for us, working like a dog so someone else can have cheap food while you struggle to pay bills is not a happy lifestyle, working like a dog for a decent living is.

 

[fishpaulr]

Good afternoon fellow bee keepers. I am new to the bee world. I installed my first hive a few days ago. I already have standing orders for honey. So how much to charge for pint and quart jars.

I am in Western Maryland; we charge $ 5.00 a pound. This is really an inexpensive amount considering the cost of bottles, labels, and safety seals plus the pain and expense of keeping bees. Also consider the cost of medications. As we beekeepers really know the actual cost of honey should be around $ 35.00 a bottle, but that would never fly. lol

 

[JustBees]

35$ an Oz. for the blood sweat and tears loss of sleep

 

[COAL REAPER]

I am in Western Maryland; we charge $ 5.00 a pound. This is really an inexpensive amount considering the cost of bottles, labels, and safety seals plus the pain and expense of keeping bees. Also consider the cost of medications. As we beekeepers really know the actual cost of honey should be around $ 35.00 a bottle, but that would never fly. lol

how the H E double hockey sticks are you making any money selling $5 pounds? i have nearly half of that for jars and labels. i just went up to $12 pounds from $10. no complaints, no change in rate of sales.

 

[crofter]

I hate to up the price per bottle so this coming season I am going to keep the price the same but make the bottle smaller!

 

[G3farms]

There is a fella close by that sells honey in reject 1/5 moonshine jars (25.4 fluid ounces compared to 32 fluid ounces) and calls them quarts. Better than a half pound short!

 

[LarryBud]

I'm at $15 plus bottle costs and using Muth's at $1.50, well that's $16.50. slightly more per pound on 1/2 lbs. but that's the bottling costs. I just did 4 quarts of various honeys for a high-end restaurant in a quart ball jar for $12.50. It sells here.

I think we should form a cartel and set minimums. (By now you should know not to listen to me)

 

[fieldsofnaturalhoney]

And if everyone would refuse to pay such outlandish prices such as $20 or more a pound for it perhaps they would again sell it at a decent price!

Is it outlandish? There is A Lot of work behind a pound of honey.. Don't let Dr. Leo Sharashkin hear you say that.,85 a pound😁

 

[COAL REAPER]

this sparks another discussion for those of us who sell only in one or two offerings: increase price or shift to a slightly smaller container in order to maintain same price per jar?

 

[Gray Goose]

I just moved to $10 a pint $20 a quart.
I can find the jars on sale for < 12 bucks so a buck a jar or less for the glass and lid.

Ps and Qs can be used to can as well, so the jars have an after life.

Agree with URSA, the cost are going to go up.
I would get the jars you need early, first inflation, then availability, may bite.

just seen one of the local chicken growers are going in at 9.75 a pound this year, so 6 pound bird 58 Bucks.....

going to be a trying year IMO.

GG

 

[plantman]

1lb 8$
1.5lb 12$ 10.50 refill.
Qt 20$.
12 oz plastic bears 6$

 

[COAL REAPER]

1lb 8$
1.5lb 12$ 10.50 refill.
Qt 20$.
12 oz plastic bears 6$

location?

 

[plantman]

North Country NY

 

[A Novice]

A lot of variability.

Farmers market pricing (Waukesha, WI) was $9/pound last year. Expect it to be $10/pound this year.

A large local commercial beekeeper sells honey for $3.50 per pound (bring your own container).

This has enticed some local "beekeepers" into the "carry trade". Buying honey in bulk for $3.50 per pound, bottling it in jars, and selling it for $9/pound as "local honey".

When you buy honey, it is a good idea to know the beekeeper.

 

[COAL REAPER]

A lot of variability.

Farmers market pricing (Waukesha, WI) was $9/pound last year. Expect it to be $10/pound this year.

A large local commercial beekeeper sells honey for $3.50 per pound (bring your own container).

This has enticed some local "beekeepers" into the "carry trade". Buying honey in bulk for $3.50 per pound, bottling it in jars, and selling it for $9/pound as "local honey".

When you buy honey, it is a good idea to know the beekeeper.

i think i have some family in Waukesha

 

[LarryBud]

Since we're on the subject, what's the going price for cut comb? I'm thinking of doing a few boxes of thin foundation or foundationless and see what happens IF we get a good enough flow.

 

[AHudd]

A lot of variability.

Farmers market pricing (Waukesha, WI) was $9/pound last year. Expect it to be $10/pound this year.

A large local commercial beekeeper sells honey for $3.50 per pound (bring your own container).

This has enticed some local "beekeepers" into the "carry trade". Buying honey in bulk for $3.50 per pound, bottling it in jars, and selling it for $9/pound as "local honey".

When you buy honey, it is a good idea to know the beekeeper.

We have a lot of that problem around here.

Alex

 

[thill]

Here in VA, I'm selling for $10/lb in my jar, $9/lb in their container, and $30 for a 2 lb jar with honeycomb.
Spent all day selling honey and fielding calls and messages. Crazy! I think I need to raise my prices a little. I think it will sell just as fast for $12/lb

I would buy for $3.50/lb and sell for $10 IF the bees were local, and if their honey was really good. But I would feel the need to be transparent, and let customers know it came from a local co-op, not from my personal hives.

 

[drummerboy]

We've been selling and getting $10.00 a pint ($20/quart) for at least ten years, maybe longer. Although most of our honey is 'gifted' to friends and family.

Comb honey is sold by 'special order' only.

We also trade/barter...Example; One quart of honey for 2 quarts of Maple Syrup.

Grocers charge by the jar size not the weight, so we just follow suit. Selling by the pound is something more suitable to commercial outfits imo.

 

[JustBees]

I hate to up the price per bottle so this coming season I am going to keep the price the same but make the bottle smaller!

The guy making bottles likes your strategy!