On 19-Feb-06, at 6:13 PM, Herve Abeille wrote: > My point is simple: Why can't you sell your honey without saying your > neighbor's honey is crap? Especially when he is following all the > rules, > which are designed to ensure that honey is not contaminated. Hi Herve and all My neighbour is a large beekeeper(500 hives not organic). I am small (16 hives not organic). He sells his honey in barrels for less than $1 per pound. I sell mine retail for over $4 per pound to people who drive out into the country to get fresh pure produce. He uses fume boards, I use bee escapes. We both follow the rules, but my honey has no residuals of fume board chemicals. Is my honey not better (every thing else being equal)? His honey is blended with foreign honey and sold in the supermarket for roughly the same price as mine. There are many reasons why some people will go out of their way to buy local produce, why not give them what they want. I know it is simplistic of me to say that my neighbour could produce the same income with 25% of his hives if he sold it in my market, but that market is driving past his lane to get to mine. Bob Darrell Caledon Ontario Canada 80W44N -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---