Since 1987 it has been a requirement to show quantities in metric units with the inclusion of the imperial equivalent being optional. Beekeepers and beekeeping supplies companies are traditional and so have been used to their 1 lb (i.e. 454… Continue Reading →
Raw, Natural and Pure are words often applied to honey but do they have any meaning? Do these adjectives have any meaning or are just useful to make a product look attractive. Summary The descriptions Raw, Natural and Pure may… Continue Reading →
GRANULATED HONEY Although I no longer keep bees I still take an interest in beekeeping issues and I still have plenty of honey left from my beekeeping days. I recently took a jar from my stash in the garage and… Continue Reading →
Just before Christmas 2017 the writer, beekeeper and honey label customer Matt Johnson asked me to provide a few labels for his Damson Gin and Sloe Whisky. I was happy to do this and using the image from the most recent… Continue Reading →
It is a requirement under current legislation that honey being traded (sold or bartered) is given a Best Before date. Some beekeepers confuse ‘Best Before’ with ‘Use By’ and tell me that honey lasts indefinitely quoting the, probably apocryphal, story… Continue Reading →
From time to time I have been asked to provide labels for this size of jar and thought it would be useful to put together a short post about the issues of labelling these small jars. Here is a summary… Continue Reading →
Following my blog post comparing my matt economy labels with gloss finish and its conclusion that gloss labels are the label of choice, I thought I would be useful compare pricing against a major supplier. But, does the cost stack up?… Continue Reading →
The question : Are gloss finish labels more resistant to water and honey than economy matt labels ? I have been asked this a few times and have also wondered it myself but up until a couple of days ago… Continue Reading →
Honey is usually warmed by the beekeeper to help it flow when bottling it. Heat is damaging to honey and you could end up with a product which would not be legal to sell as honey – although apart from… Continue Reading →
It seems a good idea to encourage easy reuse of honey jars by using labels which may be easily removed and asking customers to return jars after finishing the honey. But there is a snag to this plan in the… Continue Reading →
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