Packing Up Your Honey

Large beekeepers cannot make a profit when they restrict their market to their local district. Beekeepers who have some colonies must have the ability to market their merchandise at larger grocery stores and supermarkets when they want to stay financially solvent.

In order for beekeepers to advertise their own raw honey to a bigger market their packaging needs to meet particular USDA standards.

The first thing beekeepers should decide is what sort of container they want to make use of to hold their honey.  The standard size of containers made use of to market honey are measured in pounds. The standard quantity of honey offered to the clients can be as small an amount as a half pound or as big as 5 pounds of honey. Some stores perfect to advertise honey that is measured in gallons, these shops supply their clients the option of purchasing a bottle of honey as small as a half pint or as big as one gallon. If, as a beekeeper, you’re attracted to novelty bottles you could select from a wide range of fun containers resembling skeps, bears, and plastic squeeze containers.

After you have decided on the ideal container for your own honey you ought to design an equally perfect tag. Before you begin designing a tag for your own honey verify together with your state government, nearly all states have a number of laws and requirements in relation to how labels seem on products. Make certain that the word honey is written in bold letters throughout the label. The word ought to stand out and truly catch the casual shopper’s eye. The majority of graphic designers recommend that the honey ought to run parallel with the container’s base. Do not authorize a tag if the design doesn’t incorporate your name (or your farm’s name) and your address. In the event you make use of a packing or distribution business their name and address must likewise be incorporated on the tag. The final thing that ought to be noticeably written on the tag is the net weight of the honey. If the honey you are promoting weighs between 1 to 4 pounds therefore the weight needs to be printed in both pounds and ounces. The print measurement used to point out the net weight isn’t random, the font size is determined by the size and form of the container.

If you’re a beekeeper who harvests your very own honey at least once a season you might be able to print what flavor of honey you are selling. You may have honey that is flavored with clover, alfalfa, or apple blossoms.

Labels that have phrases like for instance unfiltered, pure, raw, and areanic implies honey that has not been processed.

Beekeepers who have USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) grades printed on the tag have passed a set of USDA grade standards. Honey that has a USDA grade of A has passed the exacting government standards. Honey that has a USDA grade of D has passed only a bare minimum of standards. The USDA grades honey based on the amount of moisture in the honey, clarity, taste quality, and defects.

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