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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: caesarsfish on November 16, 2014, 08:59:19 am

Title: NEED SUGAR
Post by: caesarsfish on November 16, 2014, 08:59:19 am

My local bee club is in need of sugar.  If anyone in East Alabama or West Georgia knows where I can get sugar, please let me know.  thanks

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: kebee on November 16, 2014, 10:29:01 am

 What are you looking for , for good price or what? I don't know anywhere with a good price but all wall marts and grocery stores have sugar.

Ken 

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: caesarsfish on November 16, 2014, 10:43:50 am

Looking for sugar in bulk (of course at a good price) for about 400 hives.

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: iddee on November 16, 2014, 11:00:07 am

I just bought 50 lb. bags at Costco for a bit less than 20.00 each.

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: Bakersdozen on November 16, 2014, 11:34:48 am

This requires leg work, but a lot of the grocery stores start reducing the price of sugar in preparation for holiday baking season.  I bought some 4 # bags of sugar for .99 cents about a month ago.

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Post by: Jen on November 16, 2014, 12:40:09 pm

Yes, and Walmart sells $25 pound sacks for around $11. Better grab them now before holiday baking.

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Post by: Riverrat on November 17, 2014, 05:20:51 pm

If you have any small shops that make candy or a bakery near some of them are willing to order in sugar for you. I used to get it from a small candy making operation back when I had over 80 hives.  I also would by corn syrup by the 55 gallon drum. That was the cheapest way to feed.  Not sure if that's the case anymore

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: caesarsfish on November 18, 2014, 12:37:31 pm

THANKS EVERYONE.  I found some sugar at a good price.  It is supermarket sugar in standard 5 pound bags.  They are pack in 50 pound boxes and sell for $15 a box.  I had to buy two pallets (3600 pounds) to get it at this price.  If anyone needs sugar, let me know.

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: Riverrat on November 18, 2014, 07:58:49 pm

Glad to hear you found some.  Sounds like you got a sweet deal 8)

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: Beeboy on November 19, 2014, 02:31:13 pm

Sams club has the cheapest sugar around here.

Title: Re: NEED SUGAR
Post by: caesarsfish on November 21, 2014, 10:08:03 pm

I am a member of Sams club but a friend told me they had a 40 pd bag for $17 plus tax.