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Raw honey

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North Carolina honey

I minimally filter and bottle the honey raw, which means the honey is never heated. This allows the beneficial enzymes naturally present in honey to remain intact.

I extract the honey from comb by hand-cranking a stainless steel extractor, which drains into BPA-free buckets. For the bottling process, I only use glass.

​I pour each jar by hand. I also design, print, and label every jar. Personalized service prevents me from having a large inventory, but when I know about special events or requests in advance, it helps me decide which bottle sizes to order and stock. Learn where to buy honey.

Sourwood honey in 2025?

"Sourwood honey is so rare that a good crop
​sometimes only surfaces once per decade." - Slow Food USA
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My inaugural sourwood harvest in 2024 yielded 3.5 pounds. It's not for sale. Let's hope the weather, hives, and timing align in 2025 for a larger harvest. Lab testing to verify sourwood content is more than $200, so I'll need to see a substantial crop to justify offering it for sale.

Timing the sourwood flow is an art. If you're unfamiliar with sourwood honey, OUR STATE published a great article about it. Sourwood honey is only produced in a small pocket of southern Appalachia. It's won "best honey" in world competitions more than any other honey.

According to Slow Food USA, "Sourwood honey is so rare that a good crop sometimes only surfaces once per decade." If I time it right and have a larger harvest next year, I'd love to offer some for sale.

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