>I recently went to Priceclub to get some 50-lb bags of sugar to feed the
>bees.  I had heard reports of sugar prices going up & up and was surprised
>to find out the bags were actually a dollar or two cheaper than last year.

I have not checked in quite a while. three cents a pound increase on a fifty
pound bag would only be a buck fifty or $75 increase on a pallet . Three
percent increase per pound sugar dry weight on a 4000 gallon tanker would
add up to a substantial amount.

The sellers of sucrose charge a higher price for their sugar than in bags to
cover the cost of mixing, storing and pumping. The cost my broker says is
(or was) six cents a pound.

I have had scrap sugar accounts before but none now. Saves a huge amount of
money and despite what some might say has little problems.

Myself & Bell Hill Honey have purchased pallets of sugar through our local
Costco ( with a tax exempt status because used for livestock feed ) but by
the time we pay labor to convert to syrup the savings has been minimal.
However if one has access to some very hot water a savings can be had.

Sugar in bags keeps well ( better than sucrose because of HMF) so perhaps
investing in bagged granulated sugar ( or the ton bags) might be a sound
investment *if* world sugar prices continue to rise as predicted.

bob

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