Where To Get Meadmaking Honey? (melbourne)

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Count Vorlauf

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G'day,

Bit of a newb question here.

Looking to launch into some meadmaking. In the past I've paid out the nose for honey in 1 and 2 kg containers at the local deli/provender. Just wondering if there are any good tips on where to buy it in larger quantities (7 or 8 kg), and hopefully at a more affordable cost per kilo. I've seen bush honey go for $7/kg at local farmers markets. Is this a good price?

Cheers
 
We pay $5 a kilo here at a local weekly market.
$5.50 if you don't have a jar. Once you buy you get refilled for the $5.

Cheers,
Bud
 
When I used to work in kitchens (how many times have I opened with that sentence) a lot of places used to order from senselle foods. I don't know if they sell to public but if you're buying a reasonable quantity they might. They sell it in 3 kg lots judging from their product list. No prices but email and ask. Can't hurt. They're based in Brunswick/Coburg but deliver (to restaurants obviously).

http://www.sensellefoods.com.au/
 
Archibalds down in Dingley sell direct to the public.
 
+1

this is where we got our honey from at the last bulk buy. their honey is top quality.

Thanks - good to have a ref on the quality as well.

I contacted the wholesaler mentioned by Manticle. They sell Stringybark honey in 3kg containers for $25 ea.
 
3kg of stringybark is $16.15 @ archibalds.

link to honey bulk buy in Vic here. post 8 had the prices.
 
Hi Guys,

I was wondering if anyone had any recent updates on places to get non expensive honey please?

I am in North West Melbourne, Eltham, Hurstbridge, Thomastown, Greensborough type area ...

Thanks,
Stuart.
 
I just (as in, this morning) bought 3kg of honey from the local Farmer's Market to do my second consecutive 1 gal batch of JAO mead.

I think I paid around $25 for the 3kg bucket from Walkabout Apiaries, up in Milawa. Not cheap, but the honey itself is delicious.

My previous batch I made using supermarket honey, so will be using that as the control sample in an effort to gauge differences in the JAO by only varying the quality/price of the fermentable.
 
Im still struggling to understand why the above info and link to info isn't good enough...
 
Hi Guys,

I was wondering if anyone had any recent updates on places to get non expensive honey please?

I am in North West Melbourne, Eltham, Hurstbridge, Thomastown, Greensborough type area ...

Thanks,
Stuart.


Rotary club farmers market
1st sunday of every month at Bundoora park
Orange Blossum is the best
$8 a kg from memory cheaper @ 3 kg
 
Free...a benefit of my father-in-law being an apiarist in Mildura :p

Sorry, not very helpful, I know.
 
I have been buying mine from the Red hill area on the peninsula.
Not a bad place :)
 
look up local beekeepers in the phone book and ring around, i have 2 guys that buy my excess honey off me, i give them a good price because they take the candied stuff i cant be arsed with. :D
 
I don't brew mead but all this talk has stirred an interest. I have some SN9 yeast in the fridge too. Could work well for a trial batch. :D
 

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