Had a nice surprise a breakfast this morning, naturally the phone was charging so I couldn't get a snap. On the table was a huge deep langstroth comb of honey! Lovey thick honey fresh off the frame.
Had a nice surprise a breakfast this morning, naturally the phone was charging so I couldn't get a snap. On the table was a huge deep langstroth comb of honey! Lovey thick honey fresh off the frame.
And while I was on my travels around the city I thought I'd seek out some honey for sale:
Comb honey in one of the local markets. These all seem to be cut comb of various different sorts. 78TL a kilo for the most expensive loose comb stuff (£31!)
And some more from the same place:
And in the spice market I came across some more, though this is more of a tourist market. Even so, £12 a pound for honey, I wouldn't say no to being able to sell mine at that price:
There were a lot of sections in evidence as well, this is the first time I've actually seen them used in anger and a couple of places making the point that they used no foundation (artificial wax) in the sections.
That is some price for cut comb! On the other hand, our local association treasurer sells a full super of naturally drawn comb of suburban flower honey to a hotelier for £200! It mostly gets used on cheese boards in the restaurant apparently.
I see that the Turks are happy to sell comb that has not been properly sealed.
Seems that way, they seen to price a section based on the weight and the aesthetic. A full section, completely sealed gets the best price which seems to be about 25TL and it goes down from there.
[edit]figure I probably should point out that I'm aware that uncapped honey might have issues other than aesthetics.
Totally unrelated to beekeeping or honey but I managed to get married in Istanbul this afternoon! And I thought I was mad for taking on bees.
Congratulations.
Brilliant! Well done young man.
May you both raise lots of healthy brood and be able to stash away lots of stores.
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