Gilles Maguet wrote: > I've seen websites featuring gift packs containing 9, one ounce > test-tubes filled with a variety of honey flavours selling for $78 US > funds plus shipping. 'Gift packs' probably do offer the most expensive honey (that one works out at £77.81 per lb), simply because of the small amount of honey that they contain - they are really selling packaging rather than honey. When I asked, I was really thinking about standard sizes like 1lb or 1/2lb. > A beekeeper in my area (NorthWest, Manitoba) sells 30 lb pails of honey > to a few enterprising individuals from Colorado and California for $60 ( > US funds) each. That is only £1.12 per lb. Would expect around £1.40 to £1.50 in the UK. > They in turn mark it up to as much as $150 each. £2.81 per lb. Most consumers here would expect it to be in jars for that price, but I think that the price would be less of a barrier than the 30lb pack size. I have tried selling bulk packs to my customers, but not many seem to want 30lb buckets - even if it saves them quite a considerable amount of money. Peter Edwards [log in to unmask] -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---