Goolsbymd
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I know it will vary by area, however for 16lbs of wildflower honey from a local beekeeper I am being quoted $10/lbs. $160 for 16lbs of raw honey. Seems quite high to me but then again i have only made (1) 1gal batch.
Ten dollars a pound for organic honey is about right.
I know it will vary by area, however for 16lbs of wildflower honey from a local beekeeper I am being quoted $10/lbs. $160 for 16lbs of raw honey. Seems quite high to me but then again i have only made (1) 1gal batch.
How the hell does one make organic honey?
One makes claims that cause the price to go up by anther $2 per pound...
Seriously, though, I figure anyone claiming they have any control over where their bees go to gather, is pretty much FOS (that is Full Of ..it).
They will go as far as 25 miles (Per a Doctoral level entomologist that spoke at the Bee Club meeting) to get a different source than what they have right in front of them, and know well enough that while there is a 'good' source, that they must also look for the 'next' source of nectar all the time. Bee's rock!
Easy and local is where they start, but other than keeping bees inside a sealed greenhouse, there is no telling where or what they have been to.
TeeJo(two hives in the yard now!)
How the hell does one make organic honey?
Go to the source whenever possible. Got 12lbs raw Wildflower today from a local honey farm For $30. LHBS stocks his stuff and wanted $62 for the same size. Shop and dig around and you'll find better deals. Even got $5 off cause I belonged to a brew club so don't forget to tell them what your using it for.
Ten dollars a pound for organic honey is about right.
That's what I've bought at down here. $30/gallon. A gallon is about 13 lbs.
I've been quoted $1.55 per pound of orange blossom if I am open to buying a barrel, which is 600 lbs. That is a lot of mead.
Out of curiosity, who quoted that to you? I may be interested...
Gal jugs are cheapest by the case of 4 which runs $116 (that $29 a gal). Tupelo is $172 per case of 4 making it $43 per gal. As far as being a speaker, send me the date and time and I'll see if it will fit into my schedule.
Kelley
Hi Andrew,
I have about five barrels of orange blossom I can sell for $1.55 a pound. They average between 600 and 625 lbs each. How much were you looking for?
Have a Honey of a day,
Kelley McKinnes
Kelley's Apiaries LLC
6709 Old Hwy 37
Lakeland, FL 33811-2323
Phone/Fax: 863-644-6944
[email protected]
NZ-beekeeper, There are some crop pollination companies here in Imperial Valley California. I see alot of hives around where they grow lemons, naval oranges and grapefruit, but the main crop here is alfalfa, which they pollinate with some other type of bee in trailers. The trailers around the alfalfa are filled with trays in racks, each tray has hundreds of little holes in them. I was wondering how the business works. I know that the beekeepers rent their hives out for pollinating crops, but is they honey a side business? Is it harvested by the beekeepers and sold or does the honey not get harvested. I heard that some of the crops dont produce alot of honey and that the beekeepers have to supplement feed the hives.
NZ-beekeeper, There are some crop pollination companies here in Imperial Valley California. I see alot of hives around where they grow lemons, naval oranges and grapefruit, but the main crop here is alfalfa, which they pollinate with some other type of bee in trailers. The trailers around the alfalfa are filled with trays in racks, each tray has hundreds of little holes in them. I was wondering how the business works. I know that the beekeepers rent their hives out for pollinating crops, but is they honey a side business? Is it harvested by the beekeepers and sold or does the honey not get harvested. I heard that some of the crops dont produce alot of honey and that the beekeepers have to supplement feed the hives.
I wouldn't want honey from a beekeeper that supplement's the hives. He's probably also willing to take an 80% death rate shipping bees all over the country. The best apiaries, imo, are the ones that leave enough honey behind for the bees to eat and keep them healthy/happy.
For this reason, I am dying to try putting a big glob of propolis into secondary for a batch (may have to be in a disposable vessel...propolis is some sticky S!!!!T).
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