Hi All,
I am working to develop my contacts and get good local honey or at least some good varitals in good bulk prices. Mostly they say to contact the beekeepers themselves. I figured I'd get a shout out to see if anybody is going to do a group buy or even has done so with some good varietals and to get it at a good price. By good price I would guess in the range of $2.00/lb (for the more common stuff of Wildflower and Alfalfa) to around $2.50/lb (for some of the more varitial honeys: Orange Blossom, Bluberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Medowfoam, and the like)
I usually go through about 2-3 42 pound buckets a year with my 8 carboys. Looking to keep myself supplied. Unfortunately, My honey budget does not allow buying a 55 gallon barrel, but I know people have done so in the past.
I live in Colorado and can range from Boulder to East Aurora and Fort Collins to Colorado Springs for a bulk buy. About 2-3 42 buckets a year. I prefer to spend the money for gas rather than more for shipping.
To me this doesn't seem unreasonable IF the supply is local and we can get it as close to the source as possible. Buy locally. I'd keep bees myself but no land to do so and I have some irrational fears dealing with flying stinging insects (Bees and wasps mostly) Not to mention that's a whole new hobbie that my finances wont allow and the start up time to get good at it is not something I can do. I just want to brew mead.
So..Can anyone out there help?
Matrix
I am working to develop my contacts and get good local honey or at least some good varitals in good bulk prices. Mostly they say to contact the beekeepers themselves. I figured I'd get a shout out to see if anybody is going to do a group buy or even has done so with some good varietals and to get it at a good price. By good price I would guess in the range of $2.00/lb (for the more common stuff of Wildflower and Alfalfa) to around $2.50/lb (for some of the more varitial honeys: Orange Blossom, Bluberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Medowfoam, and the like)
I usually go through about 2-3 42 pound buckets a year with my 8 carboys. Looking to keep myself supplied. Unfortunately, My honey budget does not allow buying a 55 gallon barrel, but I know people have done so in the past.
I live in Colorado and can range from Boulder to East Aurora and Fort Collins to Colorado Springs for a bulk buy. About 2-3 42 buckets a year. I prefer to spend the money for gas rather than more for shipping.
To me this doesn't seem unreasonable IF the supply is local and we can get it as close to the source as possible. Buy locally. I'd keep bees myself but no land to do so and I have some irrational fears dealing with flying stinging insects (Bees and wasps mostly) Not to mention that's a whole new hobbie that my finances wont allow and the start up time to get good at it is not something I can do. I just want to brew mead.
So..Can anyone out there help?
Matrix