Our Raw and Local Honey

Our honey is raw and unfiltered so the very best flavor and health benefits are retained (we only strain our honey to remove the large pieces of wax cappings). We usually sell our honey in small quantities in the summer while the u-pick is open, so everyone has a chance to try. We often sell out of our honey by the end of the season, but we'll update our FB page if we end up with extra!

Our bees are treated with care and we only take the extra honey they make, which is also why our supplies are limited. We do not take their comb or their main hive honey (as some producers do to get the beeswax and extra honey). Taking the bees' main hive honey can mean starvation and death for the bees,(especially in the winter), which we believe is cruel. We let the bees have first dibs on their honey, and we overwinter them with fully stocked hives of honey. We feel this is more humane with a potential genetic benefit of producing stronger, more resilient bees that can survive the winter for future generations.

We only feed sugar during a nectar dearth or in the winter/early spring to prevent starvation and we never use Corn Syrup. If sugar is ever necessary, we remove our Supers (hive boxes where the extra honey is stored), so that the honey we collect for you is only from pure nectar. Some beekeepers do feed their bees to increase “honey" sales, but we feel it isn't healthy for the bees and the resulting honey isn't as nature intended.

We have also invested in a bloodline called Hygienic Bees to improve the genetics of our bees. These self-pest removal traits enables the bees to survive attacks from threats like the notorious varroa mite without chemical treatments. It’s an art and a science to breed our own Queens and Shane’s hard work over the years to integrate the Hygienic genes has resulted in much happier, healthier bees!

The flavor and consistency of our bees' honey will vary through the year depending on what they find in your gardens. So plant what you want to taste! Whatever bee-friendly flowers you decide to grow in your yard, please avoid using chemicals (pesticides and herbicides) so they stay as healthy as possible.

Dandelions may not be your favorite flower, but they are one of the favorite first foods for the bees in the spring! Please remove Dandelions manually only after they have bloomed to give the bees a chance! Pull them out before they go to seed (they change from yellow to cottony white), to prevent overpopulation.

Bees are in trouble and they need our help. They travel for up to 3 miles to find flowers, so it's up to us to make sure when they get there, they can have a sip of sweet chemical-free nectar to bring home and make their honey!