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Title: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: chorrylan on October 02, 2016, 08:07:49 am

Is there a market for Propolis here in Australia?
Is anyone collecting and selling it?
If so.. to whom?

Quite a few retailers seem to be selling propolis mats but a google search looking for someone to sell it to is much less productive

Title: Re: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: divemaster1963 on October 02, 2016, 09:11:08 am

check with your local herbalist.  i sell mine to them. they use it in tenurs. you may have to figure a fair price for it. I know it goes retail for about 4.00 us dollars for a half ounch if cleaned and graded.


john

Title: Re: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: Andersonhoney on October 02, 2016, 05:08:58 pm

There is a market for it here, but it's hard to compete with the cheap Asian import product. How many hives are you running with propolis mats.?

Title: Re: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: chorrylan on October 02, 2016, 09:10:00 pm

Quote from: Andersonhoney on October 02, 2016, 05:08:58 pm

. How many hives are you running with propolis mats.?

I don't have any prop mats yet.. I'm curious and trying to decide if it makes sense to do so.



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Title: Re: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: Andersonhoney on October 03, 2016, 05:39:39 pm

It should be a good autumn for it. Good luck.

Title: Re: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: rawfind on October 12, 2016, 01:16:49 am

Quote from: chorrylan on October 02, 2016, 08:07:49 am

Is there a market for Propolis here in Australia?
Is anyone collecting and selling it?
If so.. to whom?

Quite a few retailers seem to be selling propolis mats but a google search looking for someone to sell it to is much less productive

If there  is i have one hive that has always made heaps of the stuff, dont know  why they make so much but its been like that for 5 years now, maybe its the location?

Title: Re: Propolis in Oz?
Post by: PhilK on October 19, 2016, 03:06:40 am

Quote from: rawfind on October 12, 2016, 01:16:49 am

If there  is i have one hive that has always made heaps of the stuff, dont know  why they make so much but its been like that for 5 years now, maybe its the location?

I think it's just individual variation - I have two hives side by side and one produces much more propolis than the other.