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Offline Chanticleer48

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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #60 on: February 17, 2015, 01:43:06 pm »
Sell it by weight, not volume.

Ok...thanks.

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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #61 on: February 17, 2015, 09:06:17 pm »
Pint Jar= 22oz
Quart Jar-44oz
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #62 on: February 17, 2015, 11:59:59 pm »
Tare weight? ( without weight of the jar?)
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #63 on: February 18, 2015, 03:30:08 am »
Tare weight? ( without weight of the jar?)

Weight of honey without jar. So basically 1 fl oz. of honey is 1.375 oz by weight (1.375 x 16 =22)

These are recommended figure that came from bee supply mag years ago from a chart inside the cover. Of course moisture content, source etc may change from year to year and affect figures a little
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #64 on: February 24, 2015, 10:42:32 pm »
In West Kentucky I sell for $7 a pound and $20 a quart jar.    I can't keep it in stock and actually limit folks to 5 quart jars at a time.   I have enough orders this year (2015) that I could sell 2 tons worth and not have enough for everyone.    I also sell 4oz Muth jars around Christmas for $4.   Makes great gifts during the holidays and for hot toddies!!! The jar price is why they cost so much. 
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #65 on: February 25, 2015, 08:54:49 pm »
 I've been selling mine in 8oz and 16oz plastic bottles. $8 for 16oz and $4 for 8oz....took off at first, then I think folks didn't think I had more, last month took off again...mostly just selling at mine and my wife's job. Lady emailed me today wanting $24 worth.... The GM at my wife's job, just hands her a $20 and says, "I need my honey!" what's cool, I work for an international company, I've sold some to folks (employees)visiting from Brazil and The Netherlands! :)

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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #66 on: February 25, 2015, 09:32:11 pm »
I've been selling mine in 8oz and 16oz plastic bottles. $8 for 16oz and $4 for 8oz....took off at first, then I think folks didn't think I had more, last month took off again...mostly just selling at mine and my wife's job. Lady emailed me today wanting $24 worth.... The GM at my wife's job, just hands her a $20 and says, "I need my honey!" what's cool, I work for an international company, I've sold some to folks (employees)visiting from Brazil and The Netherlands! :)

I think your price is low, particularly if you're talking about 8 and 16 fluid ounce bottles.  But it is getting out there,nso good for you.
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #67 on: February 25, 2015, 10:10:21 pm »
 No, actually I have 8 and 16 oz bottles from BetterBee, not fluid onces... I weighed them, 17 ounces (1 ounce for the bottle) and 1.06 pounds on my digital scale :)

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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #68 on: February 26, 2015, 12:24:39 am »
Good for you, then.  But if people look at supermarket "honey" they think that's the price they should pay.  Tests have shown a lot of the "honey" has no real honey at all.  Don't undervalue real honey to compete with that fake stuff, is all I'm saying.
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #69 on: February 26, 2015, 01:58:24 pm »
This is what I sell it for.  8oz $5, 12oz $7, 1# $9, 2# $15, 5LB $30. 

I remind myself Savannah Bee Co. sells theirs for a heck of a lot more than that too.  Market it well and sell it uniquely.  I sold out production of my 25 hives in 6 months at those prices.
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Re: How much do you sell a pound of honey for in your area?
« Reply #70 on: March 05, 2015, 09:30:51 pm »
$8 pound.

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