Bees & Beekeeping : Honey

New and experienced beekeepers and honey producers report frustration with marketing. Regulations and practices related to selling honey are disperse and hard to track down. Guidelines are available for large commercial operations, but few resources exist for hobbyist or small-scale
producers to clarify what they should or should not do when marketing honey.
This booklet is intended to inform and inspire small-scale honey producers who feel unclear about what consumers, culinary professionals, regulators, and fellow honey producers expect as they “go public” with honey sales. It suggests various ways to make the most of honey sales and challenges
honey producers to look at their products and marketing approaches more deliberately.

This manual contains recommendations for maintaining a clean and safe space for
extracting and bottling, developing hygienic food handling protocols, following acceptable
labeling and packaging requirements, and ultimately preventing the contamination of
honey. Honey producers are strongly encouraged to follow these recommendations.

Held at Masterson's Garden Center in East Aurora, NY, there are events for the whole family to enjoy such as beekeeping seminars, mead tastings, and wax rendering.

Tips on extracting room cleanup by UoG's Paul Kelly.