1.5 oz. hex jars for wedding favors

[James M. Wagner]

I've purchased some 1.0 oz. and 1.5 oz. hex jars for wedding favors. Does anyone know how much honey they will actually hold, by weight?

Also, I am planning on getting some 1" round labels to put on the lid with the name of the bride and groom and the date. Should I also put on a small label with my outfit's name and contact info? (Perhaps on a small return address label.) Opinions, please.

Thanks.

-James Wagner

[Nyleve]

Lately I've been using those full sheet labels when making labels for jars of honey or jam. It allows you to make the label any size you want and just cut them apart. But if the round labels will work for your jars, that's fine - just a suggestion. As far as your own name and address, I would prefer to see that on the bottom of the jar, as inconspicuous as possible. You don't want to take away from the names of the bride and groom.

What a nice idea! I would love to get a small jar of honey as a wedding favour!

[Eric Bosworth]

OK... I am not into weddings but it seems cool to me. I do agree that you would probably want 2 labels. Top for the Queen/Drone and bottom with your apiary information.

[sc-bee]

I would consider the two ounce honey bears and they hold two ounces. And decorate nicely. I would forget the contact label totally-- Just me. Maybe somehow you can make business cards available upon request.

[Eric Bosworth]

Business cards might be better. I like that idea as well.

[Candiebears]

I've purchased some 1.0 oz. and 1.5 oz. hex jars for wedding favors. Does anyone know how much honey they will actually hold, by weight?

Also, I am planning on getting some 1" round labels to put on the lid with the name of the bride and groom and the date. Should I also put on a small label with my outfit's name and contact info? (Perhaps on a small return address label.) Opinions, please.

Thanks.

-James Wagner

I would put a sticker on the bottom of the jar with your info!

[Rurification]

I'd do the sticker thing on the bottom.   

[Dallasbeek]

I like the business card.  You can put more info and it won't get messed up with honey.  You could do both, of course.

[mtnb]

OK... I am not into weddings but it seems cool to me. I do agree that you would probably want 2 labels. Top for the Queen/Drone and bottom with your apiary information.

I'd go with this. Business cards will be lost or misplaced. As long as your sticker doesn't take away from the bride and groom, I'd say you're golden.

[Hops Brewster]

I've purchased some 1.0 oz. and 1.5 oz. hex jars for wedding favors. Does anyone know how much honey they will actually hold, by weight?

Also, I am planning on getting some 1" round labels to put on the lid with the name of the bride and groom and the date. Should I also put on a small label with my outfit's name and contact info? (Perhaps on a small return address label.) Opinions, please.

Thanks.

-James Wagner

A close approximation is that honey is 50 % heavier than water.  Honey weight will vary because of differences in water content, but 18% water is a common metric.
Water weight and volume are constant.  1 ounce of water by volume is 1 ounce of water by weight, so 1 pint (16 ounces) of water will weigh 1 pound (16 ounces) (clever, those English!  To heck with the Metric system).  Therefore, a pint of honey will weigh app. 24 ounces, one ounce jar will have close to 1 1/2 ounces of honey by weight.

[sc-bee]

As long as your sticker doesn't take away from the bride and groom, I'd say you're golden.

After considering.... I agree. But I still believe the bears would generate more buzzzzzz

Duhhhh I missed it, you have already purchased the hex jars....