Candle makers: When do sales start picking up and slowing down?

[Testing123]

Hello all. I have a question regarding sales.

 

For seasoned candle makers who sell their goods, when do sales slow down  and when do they start picking up?

 

This is in regard to individual sales as well as wholesale. I'm assuming summer is slow and fall/winter are the good months and spring is "medium". Which month do you start preparing for the huge increase in sales?

Edited May 28, 2018 by Testing123

[TallTayl]

Depends on your market. My season begins in July, through December with only a small lull in September. Wholesale is all year round.

[Trappeur]

For me, I would say for 1 account I have it is slow from Jan to April.

All my other accounts there is not much of a slow down period.

 

Trappeur

[Crafty1_AJ]

My slowest months for sales are June and July.  Sales start picking up in August, are heavy through the fall and winter, then back down a bit after the holidays, but stay somewhat steady through spring.