Selling honey to retailers, a visit to the customer

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We take a trip to one of my honey retailers and chat with the owner about demand for honey. Checkout the Bee Whisperer website at www.beewhisperer.us

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@TimeEchoes642 3 ай бұрын

I always look for local food

@amesfamily9464 3 жыл бұрын

Great information Peter. Thank you for your experience and example as a beekeeper and businesses owner!

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, one day I'll do a video of my business ventures that did not go so well!

@HereWeGoSteelers 3 жыл бұрын

Location means everything ....I have people complaining over our price of $16 for 3 lb quart jars !! Thanks Peter for another great video.

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Do you run out of honey each year? If so raise the price until you just run out prior to the next harvest.

@HereWeGoSteelers 3 жыл бұрын

@@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer I can't ever remember a time where we had this much honey left over this late in a year. Most years we are sold out by now and that was one reason for me lowering the price to what I did. That might not have been the best marketing strategy but I do understand people are struggling right now especially in my area. I love working with the bees and love watching them in the apiary but I would have to say the marketing side of beekeeping is my least favorite.

@floydlholt9829 3 жыл бұрын

Great information. Especially the part about smaller containers making more money. I thought it was the opposite. I have 5 beehives and thinking about going up to 20. How many beehives should I have before reaching out to the retailers?

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Depends upon supply and demand. Reach out when your likely production will keep them supplied all year. (my view)

@BeekeeperUK Жыл бұрын

Do bottles have to be recyclable ? Or the fact that they can be reused I their life time exceptable.

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer Жыл бұрын

There are no rules on that....its your choice.

@leesommer5871 Жыл бұрын

So if you sell @ $10 to $12 per lb retail by word of mouth, how much do you sell to retailers per pound? What percentage less than what you can sell yourself?

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer Жыл бұрын

Generally my wholesale price is 60% of my retail price

@jonhaskell9630 3 жыл бұрын

Do you run into crystallization issues while you're sitting on the honey for the retail sales?

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Yes my 5 gallon bucks start to Crystalize. I use a warming banket to raise the temp to no more than 110F.

@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc 2 жыл бұрын

Peter when you are selling honey to a retailer how do you price it so that you and the retailer are getting a square deal?

@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer 2 жыл бұрын

Retailers may have their own markup policy but I work on the assumption of whatever my normal retail price is I sell to stores at about 60-65% of that price. They in turn usually sell at the same price I would sell retail.