CT Department of Agriculture Marketing Bureau 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 www.ctgrown.gov 860-713-2503, 860-713-2516 (fax) M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut F. Philip Prelli, Commissioner of Agriculture Go in search of all the healthy sweetness Connecticut apiaries have to offer! Not only is buying local honey supporting the Connecticut honey producers, but local honey is known to help relieve the discomfort of seasonal allergies! It’s also a rich source of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. So enjoy Connecticut honey, its healthy qualities, and all its sticky sweetness! Fairfield County Bee Baum Honey Winthrop & Stefanie Baum 500 Papurah Road Fairfield, CT 06825 203-255-9185 Local-Natural-Pure wildflower honey, hand-poured. Beeswax candles & comb honey available. Local pollen available. Flora Plena, LLC Kathryn Herman 4 Fence Row Fairfield, CT 06824 203-259-4639 [email protected] Local wildflower honey available. Norm’s Other Honey Norm Cote 33 Kettle Road Norwalk, CT 06850 203-847-8851 [email protected] Manage hives, retrieve swarms, pest bee removal, local honey. Fairfield County Cont Red Bee Apiary Marina Marchese 77 Lyons Plain Road Weston, CT 06883 203-226-4535 [email protected] • www.redbee.com Honey, honeycomb, creamed and chunk honeys, bee pollen, raw propolis, beeswax, beeswax candles, handmade beeswax salves, and lip balms. Hartford County Jones’ Apiaries Ted and Becky Jones 55 Wolf Pit Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-9391 [email protected] Local wildflower honey and pollen, creamed honey, cut comb. Pollination services. Beeswax items: candles, small blocks, ornaments. Five frame nucs, queens in the spring. Meadowland Honey Bee Farm Rich Dezso Vibert Rd South Windsor, CT 06074 860-869-6092 [email protected] Artisan beekeeper who offers local wildflower honey from each of the three floral season. Light spring honey, medium summer honey, and dark fall honey. Riverside Apiaries Jim Gray 15 Isleib Road Marlborough, CT 06447 860-295-8972 [email protected] Producer and packer of local wildflower honey. Pollination of fruits, berries and vegetables. Jars, bees, and beeswax also for sale. Litchfield County Ansis Bergs 278 Pie Hill Road Goshen, CT 06756 860-491-3496 Local honey from Goshen. North Forty Apiaries Jon Quint 4 North Forty Road Woodbury, CT 06798 203-263-4551 [email protected] • www.nfapiaries.com Pure honey for sale. Local pollination services available. Honey bee hives removed from buildings and other locations. Middlesex County Three Sisters Farms Glenn PenkoffLidbeck 11 Evans Ln Essex, CT 06426 860-767-7957 [email protected] • www.threesistersfarms.com Certified Naturally Grown wildflower and infused lavender honeys from our hives on both sides of the lower CT River. Our honey is also a key ingredient in our handcrafted soaps, skin creams, and lip balms. We make pure beeswax candles too. New Haven County Swords into Plowshares Honey Vincent Kay Kay 178 Nicoll Street New Haven, CT 06511 203-787-0494 Producing CT’s finest wildflower honey and pure beeswax candles for over 25 years. This honey is raw and unpasteurized, cold filtered through cheese cloth only. Orchard pollination throughout New Haven County. New Haven County Cont Hannan Honey, LLC Rollie Hannan 480 Hulls Hill Road Southbury, CT 06488 203-264-7005 Local wildflower honey in various size containers. Palletized hives for pollinations. Queen honeybees available (seasonal). New London County Full Bloom Apiaries Alan Cooper Holmberg 101 Lebanon Road Franklin, CT 06254 860-235-0624 [email protected] • www.fullbloomapiaries.com A full time beekeeping farm producing local CT wildflower honey, unfiltered, and non-pasteurized. We also produce cut-comb honey, spun honey, beeswax, and fresh bee pollen. “Connecticut Carniolan” queens and queen cells. Hanover Honey Glenn Cheney 18 Parkwood Road Hanover, CT 06350 860-822-1270 [email protected] • www.cheneybrooks.com Pure, raw honey. Holy Family Honey Apiaries Mark O’Donnell 46 Leha Drive Griswold, CT 06351 860-334-7357 [email protected] Holy Family Honey offering local wildflower honey and 100% beeswax candles and various wax molds. Honey Fact: To make one pound of honey: - Honey bees must collectively visit one million flowers. - Honey bees travel over 55,000 miles - more than twice around the Earth. New London County Stonewall Apiary Tolland County Cont J and L Enterprises Stuart Woronecki 320 Main Street, PO Box 234 Hanover, CT 06350 860-334-2245 [email protected] • www.ct-honey.com Family owned and operated, Stonewall Apiary produces local honey and beeswax, and provides educational programs and beekeeping services. John E. Howe 315 River Road Rte. 32 Willington, CT 06279 860-429-8000 [email protected] Local raw honey (we use no chemicals in our hives!).Creamed honey, beeswax candles, honeybee swarm removal (within +/- 50 mi). Tolland County Noah Passardi 76 Potter School Rd Willington, CT 06279 860-684-4473 [email protected] Honey and maple syrup producers. See bee yard and sugar house. Wild flower honey, hand poured candles, and maple syrup. Easy access from I-84, Exit 71. Please call before coming. Bee Haven Apiaries Bill Paluska 5 Stag Trail Tolland, CT 06084 860-871-1303 [email protected] Packers and distribution of golden sweet honey and products from the hive. Hop Top Organic Tillage Ken Crary 220 Leonard Road Stafford, CT 06076 860-559-2087 [email protected] Raw honey harvest from hives in Stafford and Tolland placed on organic garden plots. Hurst Farm Tom and Shari Hurst 746 East St Andover, CT 06232 860-646-6536 [email protected] • www.hurstfarms.com Local honey and hand rolled beeswax candles, honey sesame candy, comb honey (sometimes), honey product gift baskets-shipping available. Our country store is open daily 9am-5pm with these products and many more! Passardi Maple The Wright Place Judy Senkbell 84 West Street Columbia, CT 06237 860-228-3004 Honey, beeswax, and candles! Bees for stinging therapy. Workerbees Local 06248 Richard Coroso 42 Carriage Drife Hebron, CT 06248 860-228-0823 [email protected] We have raw honey in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb glass jars and comb honey directly from our hive. We provide hives for pollination services of local orchards or for your home garden. Offering lectures with glass enclosed see-into-the hive observatory (weekends). Honey Fact: 80% of the pollination of the fruits, vegetables and seed crops in the U.S. is accomplished by honeybees. Honey & Honey Products Windham County A and Z Apiaries Adam Fuller 143 South Brook Road Hampton, CT 06247 860-455-1296 [email protected] • www.azapiaries.com We produce and distribute the finest local honey, hand dipped, and molded beeswax candles, soap, and lip balm. Fruit pollination in Eastern CT. Bees for sale in the spring, wholesale, and retail by appointment. Hansen Apiaries Hank & Jean Hansen 4 Miller Rd Chaplin, CT 06235 860-455-2288 [email protected] • www.hansenapiaries.com Pollination of all crops from home gardens to orchards. Package bees, queens & nucs for sale. Local raw unfiltered honey packed in 8oz,. 1lb., 2lb., & 4lb. Glass honey jars & honey bears. Other sizes in glass & plastic containers up to 5 gal buckets. Norman’s Sugarhouse Richard and Avis Norman 387 County Road Woodstock, CT 06281-2112 860-974-1235 [email protected] Native honey in 1/2 lb., 1 lb., 2lb., and glass honey bears. Maple syrup for sale. Honey care and maintenance: - Honey never spoils! - Honey can be stored unopened, indefinitely, at room temperature in a dry cupboard. - Don’t put honey in the refrigerator. - If honey crystallizes, place the uncapped container in warm water. **And, don’t forget, to ensure a great experience at a CT farm, be sure to call ahead to check farm hours of operation and product availability.**
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