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>> Is there a sustainable form of non-migratory beekeeping without almond 

I live in a rural escarpment area visited by many tourists from Toronto & surrounding Golden Horseshoe area & normally sell my honey from an honour table in our driveway.  So I have an excellent location especially in autumn when the trees are most colourful. Because of Covid I didn’t want to attract the normal throngs to my table so I only responded to those who contacted me by phone & email & who made an appointment for day & time to visit as I didn’t want to have a crowd.  I have attracted a large group of repeat customers over the years and they obliged me by all, except one, wearing masks on arrival.  I normally sell out my 10-20 colony crop in November.  The last few bottles of the 2020 crop sold in early February 21.

I have a question for the group. Is low price part of the reason for my sales success?  At EAS in Guelph in 2016(I think it was), I spoke to several US beeks who all said the price they charged retail for small quantities of bottled honey was $9.99US/pound.  At today's exchange rate that’s $12.50C.  We are metric here so I sell 1kg(2.2pounds) bottles for $15C, about $2 above chain store price for most expensive commercial honey.  

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada 44N80W
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