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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@TimeEchoes6423 ай бұрын
I always look for local food
@amesfamily94643 жыл бұрын
Great information Peter. Thank you for your experience and example as a beekeeper and businesses owner!
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, one day I'll do a video of my business ventures that did not go so well!
@HereWeGoSteelers3 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.
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer3 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.
@HereWeGoSteelers3 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.
@floydlholt98293 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?
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer3 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
@jonhaskell96303 жыл бұрын
Do you run into crystallization issues while you're sitting on the honey for the retail sales?
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer3 жыл бұрын
Yes my 5 gallon bucks start to Crystalize. I use a warming banket to raise the temp to no more than 110F.
@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc2 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?
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer2 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.
@stanleymburu7979 Жыл бұрын
Hello. Could you be interested in importing African pure honey?