The good news that when a hive dies in the winter is that there is honey!
Trust me, I would prefer to have a healthy bee colony than hone in January.
My "loss" is your gain.
I will have for sale soon 3 oz, 8 oz and 16 oz jars.
Honey is measured by weight and not volume. Honey weight which is not equivalent to liquid volume. For example, a 12 oz container will hold 12 oz of honey but only 8 oz of water.
Virginia requires that certain disclosures are included on honey labels.
"PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION. WARNING: Do Not Feed Honey to Infants Under One Year Old.”
Here is an excerpt from the regulations.
Private homes where the resident processes and prepares pure honey produced by his own hives
The resident sells less than 250 gallons of honey annually
The resident does not process and sell other food products in addition to the honey, except as allowed above (ie: low risk foods and acidified foods).
I am hoping that I don't get to the 250 gallon mark soon......
Here are the proto types for the labels.
Please let me know what you think about the labels.
I hope to have it ready soon. I will keep you posted.
I think the labels look great!! I would love to get some honey from you once you start bottling. Big honey user here! 😁