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.

Lab-tested honey in 2025

I sent 3 honey samples to the Honey and Pollen Diagnostics Lab at Penn State. I learned that my Pittsboro honey is a rare rose honey, my main WNC harvest is a stone fruit honey, and the WNC harvest that I thought was sourwood was actually a bittersweet honey.

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