Help Save the Bees
The first time I ever worked commercial hives alone, my boss sent me out to the Santa Barbara Blueberry fields to feed the bees. The syrup pump jammed, and I spent half the day learning how to work (and repair) syrup pumps, only to find out a giant chunk of syrup had plugged up the whole machine! I have been keeping bees in Santa Barbara County ever since. Unfortunately in modern day bees die more frequently than in the past. We typically lose between 30%-70% of our stock every year to CCD, pesticide applications, pests and parasites, and adverse weather. On top of that, the drought has extremely limited the normal nectar supply, limiting honey production. Because of this we expanded into live bee rescue. Now we are proud to admit we are not only saving the bees, but we are putting them to work.
Nearly all our Santa Barbara County honey, beeswax, and other bee products are made from our local rescued bees. When you buy local products from us you aren't just buying honey. You are literally helping us save the bees. With the limited rain and dry summers our honey is in short supply. Please join our email list and we will let you know as soon as we harvest!
Honey and Other Bee Products
Honey
Beeswax
Beeswax
We produce raw local honey from all our commercial and rescued bees in Santa Barbara County! We usually have Citrus and Wildflower Honey from Santa Barbara County, as well as other varieties from our other locations.
Store bought honey is cooked, strained, and some sources even add corn syrup.
This process removes pollen, destroys micronutrients, and most importantly removes the flavor that makes honey healthy and delicious. Our honey is never cooked, and put through a coarse strainer to ensure the honey is both clean and rich in everything that makes honey good. This makes our honey some of the yummiest and healthiest honey you will ever taste.
Beeswax
Beeswax
Beeswax
We offer 100% raw beeswax, just like the bees made it! Wax is fantastic for candles, beauty products, and treating wood.
We offer high quality food grade wax, and bee rescue wax. When we harvest honey we collect the wax cappings. These cappings are turned into our high quality food grade wax. We also collect wax as a byproduct from our live bee rescues. This wax is not food grade, but is much cheaper.
All wax is melted in a solar wax melter and strained twice to ensure it is as pure as possible.
Pollen
Propolis
Propolis
Bee pollen is fantastic for helping with allergies and a wide array of other health benefits! We offer bee pollen from all our various pollination projects throughout the year.
Propolis
Propolis
Propolis
Propolis is best known for its fantastic medicinal qualities! Our propolis is currently sold in very small quantities, so if you need some please call us to let us know.