Eric's comments on what Honey is worth raises the question of the price
versus the value of all products in our economy.  
The short answer and the cynical one is that anything is worth whatever you
can get anyone to pay for it.  The price of anything -if the criteria is
sustainability- is very different.  But since when are most people
interested in sustainability?  If they were Walmart would be gone and your
town would still have a Main Street instead of a Mall.
My honey costs (everything considered)probably twice the $4.00/lb I sell it
for.  Why don't I sell it for $8.00?  Because if I did the
marketing/advertizing to boost its 'apparent' value to $8.00, it would cost
me  $12.00/lb.  Is my honey business sustainable? No way.  But it is a
reasonably inexpensive hobby and I do get a kick out of people telling me it
is the best honey they have ever tasted. And most importantly, my family
eats it too.
I feel troubled by the many economic problems faced by commercial beekeepers
just as I do by the many problems faced by farmers in general. I think it
means we have a sick economy but I don't know what I can do about it except
complain and use my vote wisely.  Howard

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